Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to Ms. Therese Giles, a devoted public servant who tirelessly served our Nation with distinction in the Department of the Navy for almost four decades. Therese recently retired on December 31, 2021, after a successful 37- year government civil service career as an honored and distinguished senior flight controls computer scientist. Therese's remarkable career and her immeasurable contributions to our national security can be categorized by so many unbelievable ``firsts'' and by a lifetime of selfless service. As a child, Therese was always intrigued with the next technological offering--from watching NASA put the first man on the Moon, to the advances in next generation communications, to the invention of the integrated core processer. Inspired by these ``firsts,'' she pushed to be one of the firsts in her class, team, and field, carrying a life's dream of making a difference in the technical field where women were very scarce and disappointingly undervalued. At a time when women weren't encouraged to pursue technical careers and weren't thought of as computer scientists, Therese pushed forward and persevered to achieve undergraduate and advanced degrees in mathematics and computer science. Wanting to be part of something bigger than herself, Therese found her calling with the Navy's aviation research and development command.…”