[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: February 23, 1994]
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                    TRIBUTE TO DEIRDRA JEANINE SMITH

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 23, 1994

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I want to recognize the accomplishments of 
Deirdra Jeanine Smith, daughter of Dorothy and John Smith. She received 
her elementary education in Brooklyn, NY, attended Brooklyn Technical 
High School, and received her bachelor's degree from North Carolina 
Agricultural and Technical State University.
  As a college student, she was a founding member of Students Against 
Drunk Driving [SADD]. She was the first recipient of the Beta Epsilon 
Chapter's Alpha Phi Alpha Student Woman of the Year Award. Upon 
graduation Deirdra was chosen to participate in Teach For America, a 
highly competitive program which places graduates in under resourced 
schools throughout the Nation to help ensure that all children receive 
a quality education.
  Deirdra is on the faculty of Community Elementary School 53, in the 
Bronx, where she teaches fifth grade. She resides in Brooklyn and 
attends St. Paul Community Baptist Church. Deirdra is a member of Delta 
Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and hopes to pursue graduate studies in 
social work.

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