March 1, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E185 HONORING THE WORK OF WHITKO and what was most important to her was the national Health, Carnegie Engagement Classi- CAREER ACADEMY depth and breadth of her relationships with fication team, Center for Community Solutions, family and friends. and Equity and Diversity Services. Dr. Prince HON. JIM BANKS Remington was passionate about any ad- has led many important campus-wide initia- OF INDIANA venture that life had to offer and obtained her tives that include the establishment of the first IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pilot license in high school. While in college, anti-bias training curriculum, as well as the for- she was the captain of the Wisconsin Flying mation of a program dedicated to advancing Monday, March 1, 2021 Team. Additionally, she was a founding mem- historically underrepresented students and Mr. BANKS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ber of the Women in Aviation, Madison chap- first-generation students in the STEM field. recognize Whitko Career Academy in Whitley ter. Remington enlisted in the Wisconsin Air Outside of work, Dr. Prince’s commitment to County for their impressive and important work National Guard in 2013 where she proudly community service extended to working to to help young Hoosiers succeed in the 21st served through several deployments and ob- meet the needs of students in underserved century workforce. Part of Whitko Community tained the rank of staff sergeant. She pursued communities, including minorities, women, Schools in Larwill, Whitko Career Academy accreditations and licensing to receive her children, entrepreneurs and small businesses. was founded in September 2019 to help cre- commercial pilot license in addition to becom- She served in a variety of leadership posi- ate career opportunities for students in the ing a flight instructor. Further, Remington was tions, civic organizations and was board mem- surrounding community. working on a degree in Airframe and Power- ber and governance chair of The Council on Upwards of 500 students walk through the plant Mechanics. Foundations, the International Foundation doors of the academy each day. Inside, each During her service in the Air National Guard, Membership Association and the Urban Librar- student engages in hands-on, skills-based Remington met the love of her life, fellow serv- ies Council. She is also a corporate board di- learning. Made possible through partnerships ice member, Kyle Henry. They shared so rector of Managed Health Services, a sub- with The 80/20 Foundation Trust and The much together, including her passion for real sidiary of the Centene Corporation, a director Whitley County Community Foundation, the estate, flying, and raising her future stepson, emeritus of C. G. Schmidt Construction Com- academy gives these students the tools they Kellan. Above all else, her family was the an- pany and a corporate director of Great Lakes need to pursue livelihoods in manufacturing, chor of her life, and she was so excited for her Higher Education Corporation. engineering, agriculture, technology, education future with her fiance´, Kyle. Dr. Prince has received recognition and nu- and more. Madam Speaker, I want to express my con- merous awards for her commitment to com- Earlier this month, the academy formed a dolences, but encourage family, friends, and munity service from civic and professional or- three-way partnership with WishBone Medical the community to celebrate the life of Rem- ganizations such as The Business Journal’s Inc. in Warsaw and Red Star Contract Manu- ington Kristine Viney, for her service to our Woman of Influence award, The Community facturing to bolster the academy’s engineering country and love for life. My thoughts and Leadership award (Thurgood Marshall Schol- curriculum. Students will be manufacturing prayers remain with her family and friends dur- arship Fund) and the Friends of the Hispanic components for one of Wish Bone’s pediatric ing this difficult time. Community award. She was named one of the ten most powerful women in Milwaukee in the medical devices. This year, the academy will f also serve as the home of the Whitko Agricul- February 2006 issue of Milwaukee Magazine tural Program and Future Farmers of Amer- IN TRIBUTE TO DR. JOAN M. and is featured as an honoree in the national ica—organizations together dedicated to train- PRINCE 2008 Black Women in Sisterhood Distin- ing the next generation of leaders in agri- guished Black Women calendar. She is also culture. HON. GWEN MOORE spotlighted as a nominee in the national Afri- In the year and a half since its founding, OF WISCONSIN can American oral history archival project, The Whitko Career Academy has established itself IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES History Makers. On September 12, 2012, Dr. Prince was as a model for career and technical education. Monday, March 1, 2021 Hoosiers are thankful for, and proud of, this in- nominated by President Barack Obama to the stitution for the immediate impact it has Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Madam Speak- key administrative post of alternate represent- brought to northeast Indiana. This record is er, I rise today to recognize Dr. Joan M. ative to the 67th General Assembly of the testament to the life-changing education hun- Prince, the Vice Chancellor of Global Inclusion United Nations with the honorary rank of am- dreds of young Hoosiers have received, and and Engagement at the University of Wis- bassador. This diplomatic position also main- will continue to receive, at the Whitko Career consin-Milwaukee (UWM). After more than two tained an appointment position as Senior Advi- Academy for years to come. decades of working with distinction and serv- sor to the State Department and Public Dele- gate. f ing her alma mater, she is retiring on March 1, 2021. Dr. Prince leaves behind a legacy of a long HONORING THE LIFE OF Dr. Prince’s education career with UWM list of accomplishments. She is someone that REMINGTON KRISTINE VINEY began as a promising freshman when she was cares deeply about her former students, the 16 years old. She was the first African Amer- individuals she mentored, her colleagues and HON. ADAM KINZINGER ican recipient of a bachelor’s in medical tech- the greater community. For the more than 25 years that I have had the pleasure of knowing OF ILLINOIS nology and a master’s in clinical laboratory and working with her, she has been a tremen- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES science. She joined St. Joseph’s Hospital as a hematologist and, in 1988, she became the dous force in the City of Milwaukee, the State Monday, March 1, 2021 supervisor in hematology for the Medical of Wisconsin and the United States. Madam Mr. KINZINGER. Madam Speaker, I rise Science Labs. Around the same time, she Speaker, I am so proud to honor Dr. Joan M. today to honor the life of Remington Kristine began working for the University of Wiscon- Prince and to call her a friend. I wish her Viney, who passed away on Tuesday, Feb- sin’s Medical school where she implemented much success as she transitions into this new ruary 16, 2021, at the age of 26. Through pas- the Health Professional Partnership Initiative’s phase of her life. sion for aviation and flying, Remington dedi- collaborative project as lead strategist. f cated herself to service as a member of the Equipped with a strong educational back- CONGRATULATING BRYER HALL Wisconsin Air National Guard. Remington was ground and a breadth of experience, she always flying in the seat of an airplane sur- began her 20–year career with UWM when rounded by miles of breathtaking sky doing she was appointed Vice Chancellor in 2000. HON. GREG PENCE OF INDIANA what she loved. She went on to earn a Ph.D. from UWM in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On March 14, 1994, Remington was born in Urban Education, with a focus on STEM edu- Madison, Wisconsin, daughter to Kevin and cation. At UWM she is also the Chief Adminis- Monday, March 1, 2021 Tia (Scanlon) Viney. She would then graduate trator for the Divisions of Global Inclusion and Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to with honors from Sun Prairie High School in Engagement, and Partnerships and Innova- congratulate Bryer Hall of East Central High 2012, earn an associate degree in tactical air- tion, with responsibilities as the University’s school for becoming the 170-pound Indiana craft maintenance, and then receive a Bach- Chief Inclusion Officer. She led campus-wide State Wrestling Champion. elor of Business Administration degree from project areas such as the STEM Inspire Pipe- Wrapping up his astonishing 38–0 season UW-Madison in 2017. Her accomplishments line, the Inclusive Internationalization Projects, record, Bryer won all four of his state competi- were many, but her most memorable asset Global Partnerships in STEM, Center for Inter- tion matches by pinfall, becoming only one of VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:55 Mar 02, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A01MR8.009 E01MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with REMARKS.