S9628 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 14, 2006 public awareness of craniofacial dis- Committee, testified before Congress the system, Tammy and her family are orders and abnormalities would let peo- on automotive issues, and was a walking the walk. Ghandi said that ple like Wendelyn Osborne and hun- sought-after speaker on the subject of ‘‘You must be the change you want to dreds of thousands of innocent individ- international trade. June received the see in the world.’’ And that is exactly uals know that they are not unwanted Industry Week Excellence in Manage- what Tammy and the young people of and not alone in their battle with ment Award and was selected to the Elevate are doing. craniofacial conditions. I would like to Committee of 200, an organization of This week, Tammy Mahan is in commend CCA on taking an important the top 200 women business leaders in Washington to be honored for her out- step to raise awareness about this America. standing public service. She is receiv- issue. I join the Children’s Craniofacial In addition to her work in the auto- ing a 2006 ‘‘Angel in Adoption’’ award Association in looking forward to the motive industry, she was also active in from the Congressional Coalition on day when our Nation will ‘‘look beyond petroleum exploration and production, Adoption. This is an honor richly de- the face, to the heart within.’’ I salute farming, and garment manufacturing. served. I congratulate Tammy, and I the Children’s Craniofacial Associa- In the 1980s, June’s company was salute not only her work but also the tion, Wendelyn Osborne, and all of the awarded a government contract to good work being done by all the young children and adults who live with these produce chemical warfare protective activists in Elevate.∑ challenges and the families and persons clothing which was used during the f who support them. first gulf war. HONORING DR. EDGAR WAYBURN June was an inspiration to many and f ∑ I am truly grateful for the endless con- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS tributions she made to Alabama and join with friends and associates across our Nation. She will be missed by her the country to honor the 100th birth- day on September 17 of Dr. Edgar TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR A. KROETCH husband Tim Fletcher; her five chil- dren, Kara Davis, Ondi Cain, Roessler Wayburn of . From the ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I Collier, Arin Burroughs, Kohler Collier; time that his appreciation of the Amer- recognize Arthur A. Kroetch of Philip, her stepchildren, Tom Fletcher, Jr., ican landscape began in Macon, GA, to SD, and his company Scotchman Indus- Carrie Fletcher; her 12 grandchildren his role today as honorary president of the , Dr. Wayburn has built tries, Inc. Scotchman Industries has and 2 great-grandchildren. She will a lifetime of conservation activism enjoyed a long and rich history in my also be missed by her many friends and that has immeasurably benefited our home State. the numerous people she worked with In October of 1956, Art Kroetch, with country and the world. whose lives she touched throughout her Across our Nation, 100,000,000 acres of the help of his wife Eleanor, started a magnificent journey.∑ small scrap metal business in Philip. some of the most beautiful landscape f Since its start, Art’s business has in the world are protected for future steadily progressed from a scrap metal TRIBUTE TO TAMMY MAHAN generations thanks in large part to the business into an agricultural tool man- ∑ Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, one of dedicated efforts of Dr. Wayburn. Never ufacturer, to a national machine tool the great joys of my job as Senator is a full-time conservationist, Dr. Wayburn has dedicated weekends and manufacturer, and finally into what it working closely with talented, dedi- hours away from his medical practice is today, an industry leading, multi- cated Iowans from all walks of life. I to protecting our wild lands and wild- national machine tool manufacturer. would like to take a moment to salute Small businesses are the backbone of life. one of those exceptional people, From the Mount Tamalpais State the great State of South Dakota and I Tammy Mahan, an outstanding social Park in California to Admiralty Island commend Art not only for his success worker, and a passionate advocate for in southeastern Alaska, Dr. Wayburn’s with Scotchman Industries, but also adoption and foster care. accomplishments read as an honor roll for his contributions to his community Tammy has dedicated her life to chil- of conservation achievements. He has and State. dren, and has made a profound dif- been a true visionary in promotion of It gives me great pleasure to rise ference in the lives of countless foster conservation and has inspired count- with the town of Philip in congratu- and adopted youngsters in Iowa and less other Americans. lating Scotchman Industries and Art across the . In her ‘‘day One example in particular uniquely Kroetch on 50 years of successful oper- job,’’ Tammy works at Children and epitomizes Dr. Wayburn’s legacy. Driv- ation.∑ Families of Iowa, where she is respon- ing out of San Francisco International f sible for assisting foster parents Airport, you face west toward the hills through the licensing process. of San Mateo County. Beyond those TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF JUNE A year ago, Tammy went beyond the COLLIER FLETCHER hills, along the coast for more than 10 call of duty by starting up a new orga- miles to the south and for 75 miles to ∑ Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, today I nization in Des Moines called Elevate. the north stands one or our country’s honor June Collier Fletcher, one of Elevate is a growing team of young most majestic national parks—the Alabama’s most influential women, people who are active in a variety of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. who died on September 9, 2006. She rose important ways. They recruit families The park encompasses 80,000 acres in 3 from a meager upbringing to become to foster or adopt teenagers. They edu- counties and lies adjacent to Point the president and CEO of National In- cate legislators and the public about Reyes National Seashore; thus more dustries, Inc. Once the largest private foster care and adoption. And they than 150,000 acres are preserved for employer in Montgomery, June built work to empower and increase the self- habitat and wildlife and are enjoyed by National Industries from the ground up esteem of other teenagers who join the more than 20 million people every year. to become a major automotive supplier team as advocates. Elevate is doing Dr. Wayburn played an instrumental employing 5,000 Alabamians. wonderful things nationwide to encour- part in the founding of both of these June’s drive and ambition allowed age foster care and adoption. And the national parks. her to become a leader in an industry young people who are active in Elevate For over 100 years, the U.S. military dominated by men. Under her guidance are just fantastic; they are passionate fortified the region now home to the and leadership, National Industries be- about their work, and they are setting Golden Gate National Recreation Area. came a flourishing $130 million-a-year a wonderful example for their peers. But in the 1960s the military became electrical connection business. I am deeply grateful to Tammy aware that its bunkers and missiles Over the years, June was recognized Mahan for all that she is doing in the had little value for our Nation’s de- for her hard work, dedication, and ex- community. By the way, Tammy and fense and made plans to sell parts of pertise and received numerous awards her husband Mitchell, are adoptive par- the area’s installations and fortifica- and accolades. She served as a member ents of two children. While it is easy tions. of the Commerce Department’s pres- for some professionals to talk the talk Bay Area residents were determined tigious Industrial Policy Advisory of youth empowerment and improving that this magnificent landscape not be

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