Swearing in of New Officers
by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Some 150 women and men gathered in the West Conference Room at the U.S. Supreme Court to witness the swearing-in of EWG’s new officers by Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on October 17, 2006. In her remarks, Justice Ginsburg noted “As women achieve power, the barriers will fall. As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it.”


Nancy Nord receives congratulations from Justice Ginsburg

Sworn-in during the ceremony were Nancy Nord, Acting Chairman for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, as president, Katherine C. Gugulis, Deputy Chief for Strategic Planning and Accountability for the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as vice-president; Paula Farrell, Director of the Office of Policy and Legislative Review at the U.S. Department of the Treasury as secretary; and Margaret Weir, Manager, Internal Control Group, US Postal Service as treasurer.


From Left: Paula Farrell, Peg Weir, Katherine Gugulis and Justice Ginsburg

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Remarks

Nancy Nord’s Remarks