Congresswoman Johnson Receives Distinguished Service Award from the DOE’s Associate Deputy Secretary Melvin Williams

Washington, DC- (Wednesday, March 28, 2012) – On March 22, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, the first female Ranking Member on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology served as the keynote speaker at the Department of Energy’s event celebrating Women’s History Month. Congresswoman Johnson discussed the importance of women’s education in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields (STEM).

“Women continue to be under-represented in most STEM fields and we must do more to create opportunities to educate and retain them, especially at the university and faculty level. America cannot afford to lose one-half of its brain power,” stated Congresswoman Johnson.

Congresswoman Johnson was awarded the Distinguished Service Award for her efforts over the years in promoting STEM education, and her support of legislation that has contributed  towards supporting the advancement for women in this field.

“Thank you to the Department of Energy for recognizing my work in STEM and for your hard work and dedication to this cause. I look forward to continuing our work together so that we can achieve our common goals,” said Congresswoman Johnson.

The Distinguished Service Award is a prestigious honor that is  awarded based on merit and achievement.

Video Recap of the event >> http://youtu.be/8v2gLjc9GiY

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek,Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.