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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 642 

Honoring the life, legacy, and achievements of Annie Glenn. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 1, 2020 

Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. PORTMAN) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life, legacy, and achievements of Annie Glenn. 

Whereas Anna ‘‘Annie’’ Margaret Castor was born on February 17, 1920, in Columbus, Ohio, and grew up attending public schools in New Concord, Ohio, with her late 

husband, Senator John Glenn; 

Whereas Annie and John met at ages 2 and 3, respectively, 

grew up as friends and playmates, and never knew life 

without the other; 

Whereas Annie grew up as a competitive swimmer and a lifeguard in her community; 

Whereas Annie was a skilled musician and, in 1942, received 

and turned down an offer from The Julliard School so 

she could marry John Glenn; 


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Whereas Annie earned a Bachelor’s degree in music with a 

minor in secretarial science from Muskingum College in 

1942; 

Whereas Annie and John married on April 6, 1943, in their 

hometown of New Concord, Ohio; 

Whereas, whenever the family moved, Annie Glenn would 

serve as a church organist in her new community; 

Whereas Annie Glenn gave birth to a son, David, in 1945, 

and a daughter, Lynn, in 1947; 

Whereas Annie Glenn battled a severe stuttering impediment 

for more than 5 decades; 

Whereas, to manage her speech impediment, Annie Glenn developed creative strategies that allowed her to function in 

public life; 

Whereas, in 1973, at the age of 53, Annie Glenn participated 

in an intensive speech program at the Communications 

Research Institute at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, that gave her the skills to transform the stutter 

and become an avid public speaker; 

Whereas, following the speech program, Annie Glenn played 

a leading role during the subsequent political campaigns 

of her husband, John Glenn; 

Whereas, in 1983, Annie Glenn received an award from the 

American Speech and Hearing Association for ‘‘providing 

an inspiring model for people with communicative disorders’’; 

Whereas, in 1987, the National Association for Hearing and 

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spite having a communicative disorder to actor James 

Earl Jones; 

Whereas other notable recipients of the Annie Glenn Award 

include actress Julie Andrews, Representative Gabby Giffords, journalist Bob Woodruff, and Vice President Joe 

Biden; 

Whereas Annie Glenn, as an active community member, advocated on behalf of children, the elderly, and individuals 

with disabilities; 

Whereas Annie Glenn served— 

(1) as a member of the advisory board for the National Center for Survivors of Childhood Abuse; 

(2) on the advisory board for the National First Ladies’ Library; 

(3) on the National Institute on Deafness and Other 

Communication Disorders Advisory Council of the National Institutes of Health; and 

(4) as a member of the advisory panel of the Central 

Ohio Speech and Hearing Association; 

Whereas Annie Glenn and John Glenn served on the Board 

of Trustees of Muskingum University and on the Advisory Board of the John Glenn School of Public Affairs 

at The Ohio State University; 

Whereas Annie Glenn served as a member of the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame and, in 1999, was inducted into the 

Hall of Excellence of the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges; 

Whereas Annie Glenn had the distinguishing quality of making everyone she encountered feel heard, important, and 

empowered; 


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Whereas Annie Glenn made Ohio and the United States 

proud all her life as an advocate, philanthropist, mother, 

grandmother, partner, mentor, and friend, and will be remembered for her work to lift others up, including individuals who struggled with communicative disorders; and 

Whereas Annie Glenn died on May 19, 2020, at the age of 

100 and will be remembered for her legacy in speech and 

hearing therapy and for her dedication to— 

(1) people with communicative disorders; 

(2) her family; and 

(3) her community: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate honors the life, legacy, and 

2 achievements of Annie Glenn, a leading advocate for peo3 ple with communicative disorders. 

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