[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 19 (Monday, February 28, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 28, 1994]
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             IN RECOGNITION OF NORMA WOOD AND DALE CHISMORE

  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the achievements 
of two Arkansans who have dedicated their lives to educating our 
Nation's youth.
  Today, as part of the Governor's Day for Higher Education in Baxter 
County, Mrs. Norma Johnson Wood and Dr. Dale Chismore will receive 
Lifetime Achievement Awards. These citizens of Mountain Home, AR, could 
not be more deserving of such an honor.
  Norma Johnson Wood, a native of Baxter County, has been a teacher and 
librarian in a number of Arkansas communities during her lifetime. Mrs. 
Wood's contribution to the schools and local libraries of Monkey run, 
Yellville, and Mountain Home cannot be measured. Instrumental in the 
development of the Arkansas Student Librarian Association, Mrs. Wood 
has also been an active member of the Arkansas Librarian Association 
and the Arkansas Education Association. In 1986, Mrs. Wood lent her 
expertise and dedication to the Arkansas State University/Mountain Home 
Technical College library project. By all accounts, the project was a 
great success. Today, Norma Wood serves on the Mountain Home Technical 
College Advisory Board.
  Dr. Dale Chismore, an Iowa native, moved to Mountain Home in 1976. he 
brought with him a lifetime of experience in the field of education. 
During his career, Dr. Chismore served as a secondary school principal, 
a consultant to the Iowa State Department of Education, and a 
specialist at the U.S. Office of Education. Though retired, Dr. 
Chismore has become an active and valuable member of the Mountain Home 
community. Like Mrs. Wood, he is a member of the Mountain Home 
Technical College Advisory Board as well as the North Central Arkansas 
Higher Education Foundation.
  Mr. President, I know my colleagues join me in congratulating Mrs. 
Wood and Dr. Chismore on their day of honor. We hear a great deal about 
the problems facing our education system, and they are certainly 
serious. However, it is encouraging and refreshing to have the occasion 
to recognize individuals who for so many years have engaged in the 
noble endeavor of educating our young people.

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