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from jobs on a daily basis, to take parents to 

the doctor, to attend children’s soccer games; 

in reality all of us—was critical to success in 

moving surface transportation legislation forward. Joy worked tirelessly facilitating NSSGA 

member contacts with community leaders and 

lawmakers to build momentum for this often 

overlooked national priority. 

Her leadership extended well beyond transportation to those regulatory issues affecting 

the aggregates industry. She championed the 

industry in meetings with administrative regulatory agencies, always intent on finding solutions that were right for both the aggregates 

industry and America. Most importantly, Joy 

always emphasized the industry’s ethics and 

credibility through NSSGA member company 

commitments to safety and health resulting in 

11 years of record-breaking achievements. 

Joy’s policy, management and motivational 

strength has helped NSSGA members reinforce message and guide relation bridges to 

fend off unjustified regulations like tightened 

standards for ‘‘farm dust,’’ and legislation that 

does not accurately distinguish aggregates operations from others. 

I salute Joy Pinniger on her tenure at the 

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association 

which she led with distinction and integrity. I 

congratulate her on her retirement and wish 

her the very best in the years ahead. 

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IN HONOR OF OHIO SENATOR NINA 

TURNER 

HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH OF OHIO

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 

Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 

honor of Senator Nina Turner of Ohio’s 25th 

Senate District. 

Senator Turner began her political career as 

a legislative aide in the Ohio Senate, followed 

by her tenure on the administration of former 

Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White. After 

working in the Mayor’s office, she went on to 

advocate for city school children as Director of 

Government Affairs for the Cleveland Municipal School District. She was later elected as 

the first woman to represent Ward 1 in Cleveland’s City Council. 

While serving in Ohio’s 25th Senate District, 

Senator Turner has served as Senate Minority 

Whip and Ranking Member of the State and 

Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee. She is a board member of the Great 

Lakes Science Center, the United Way of 

Greater Cleveland, and the Cleveland Police 

Foundation. Senator Turner has also been 

recognized three years in row by Inside Business Magazine as one of the ‘‘Power 100: 

Northeast Ohio’s Most Influential People.’’ 

A first generation college graduate, Senator 

Turner stresses the importance of hard work 

and education. She not only supports education through legislation, she also serves as 

a professor of history at Cuyahoga Community 

College and a mentor to students and young 

people throughout the Greater Cleveland area. 

Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me 

in honoring the achievements of Ohio Senator 

Nina Turner. 

RECOGNIZING MR. ROY T. 

CAMPBELL, JR. 

HON. DAVID P. ROE OF TENNESSEE

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 

Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I submit these remarks today to recognize Mr. Roy 

T. Campbell, Jr. of Tennessee’s First District, 

who has been named 2012 Citizen of the Year 

by Senior Citizen Home Assistance for his 

longstanding dedication and service to Cocke 

County. For those unfamiliar with Senior Citizen Home Assistance, this is an organization 

that provides services to seniors and enables 

them to live at home. Once a year they recognize an exemplary individual and honor their 

achievements. Through his work as a lawyer 

and volunteer, Roy has made many selfless 

contributions to his community. 

A graduate of the University of Tennessee 

School of Law, Roy has endeavored to help 

the citizens of Cocke County throughout his 

career. In addition to more than 61 years of 

practicing law, he has been involved in many 

civic, church, and community groups. He is a 

founding member of the Industrial Development Board of Cocke County, which has attracted businesses and jobs to the region. He 

has also been an enthusiastic supporter of 

higher education in East Tennessee with generous gifts to the University of Tennessee, UT 

School of Law, and East Tennessee State 

University. 

Mr. Speaker, I commend Roy for his selfless 

contributions to Cocke County and wish him 

the best as he continues to exemplify the Volunteer spirit. 

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IN CELEBRATION OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIFORMED 

SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE 

HEALTH SCIENCES 

HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN OF MARYLAND

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 

Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today 

to congratulate the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) on its 

40th anniversary and recognize this extraordinary university whose graduates serve our 

nation by caring for those in harm’s way. I am 

honored that USU is located in Maryland’s 

Eighth Congressional District. 

Graduates of USU, which is based in Bethesda, Maryland, provide front-line care for 

our troops in Afghanistan and around the 

globe, aboard ships and airplanes equipped 

as state-of-the-art hospitals/emergency rooms 

and in public health facilities throughout our 

nation. These outstanding women and men 

are educated at USU in medicine, graduate 

nursing, dentistry, clinical psychology and biomedical research. 

Over the past ten years, USU alumni have 

been routinely deployed in combat zones. 

They have established forward hospitals and 

have advanced battlefield medicine in ways 

not even envisioned only one decade ago. 

They have saved lives and worked to help restore wounded heroes’ health. They have advanced basic research to address traumatic 

brain injury, amputations, post-traumatic 

stress, and treatment for infectious diseases, 

and have worked under harsh and austere 

conditions to provide the highest quality health 

care possible. 

USU was established by an Act of Congress 

in 1972. Since then, it has graduated nearly 

5,000 physicians along with hundreds who 

have received degrees in biomedical sciences 

in the School of Medicine and graduate level 

nursing in the Graduate School of Nursing. 

Recently, USU expanded to include a Postgraduate Dental College. 

Charles Rice, MD, President of USU, describes USU as follows: 

The Uniformed Services University of the 

Health Sciences is a center of excellence for 

military and public health education and research. USU’s programs are unique, as are 

our dedicated faculty, staff and students. 

The university benefits tremendously from 

its extraordinary alumni who return to 

teach, conduct research and guide others in 

clinical care. These devoted professionals 

bring a wealth of experience gained in military treatment facilities throughout the 

U.S. and around the world, as well as in combat, on ships, in airborne intensive care 

units, amid natural disasters and among a 

multitude of cultures. 

Since 1980, when USU’s F. Edward He ́bert 

School of Medicine graduated its first class, 

the school has produced talented and dedicated physicians and leaders who serve in the 

Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service. They include the following distinguished 

alumni: 

Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Thomas W. Travis, U.S. Air 

Force, class of 1986, who in July 2012, took 

over as the 21st Surgeon General of the 

United States Air Force. 

Rear Admiral (Dr.) Michael Anderson, U.S. 

Navy, class of 1983, who is proudly serving as 

the Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, overseeing the health care of more than 200,000 

active duty Marines and their families. 

Rear Admiral (Dr.) Sarah Linde-Feucht, U.S. 

Public Health Service, class of 1992, a boardcertified family physician who is also the Chief 

Public Health Officer for the Health Resources 

Services Administration, where she is a member of the executive leadership team and senior policy advisor to the HRSA Administrator. 

Col. (Dr.) Paul Pasquina, U.S. Army, class 

of 1991, who heads the Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Service at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, and 

is responsible for ensuring that the many U.S. 

service members returning from combat with 

often debilitating physical and mental injuries 

are receiving the best care possible. These include soldiers like Army Col. Gregory Gadson, 

who lost both legs in Iraq, but with Col. 

Pasquina as his doctor, became the first recipient of the prosthetic ‘‘power knees’’ and remains on active duty as the new commander 

of Fort Belvoir in Virginia. 

USU has also awarded nearly 1,300 degrees in the biomedical sciences to individuals 

who advance the science that underlies our 

ability to treat and protect against infectious 

diseases and other maladies affecting humankind. Distinguished alumni include the following: 

Dr. Katherine Bossart, a 2003 Ph.D. graduate in Emerging Infectious Diseases now at 

Boston University, developed the first treatment (antibody) and first vaccine against two 

deadly viruses, Nipah and Hendra, that could 


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