[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 21 (Wednesday, March 2, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                    TRIBUTE TO DR. CAVIT C. CHESHIER

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                            HON. BOB CLEMENT

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 2, 1994

  Mr. CLEMENT. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to pay tribute to Dr. Cavit C. 
Cheshier upon his retirement as executive secretary of the Tennessee 
Education Association.
  Dr. Cheshier has done an excellent job on behalf of our State's 
students and teachers and I am proud to call him a friend. He came to 
the TEA in 1956 as a field service assistant and assumed the position 
of executive secretary in 1976. As the chief administrative officer, he 
is responsible for the supervision and coordination of many of TEA's 
programs.
  A former public school teacher and university instructor himself, Dr. 
Cheshier has the first-hand knowledge of the workings of public 
education. His contacts with both student and teachers have allowed him 
to understand the policy consequences of many of the proposals put 
forward to improve our schools. His opinion is well-respected and, for 
more than 30 years, he has influenced the direction of education policy 
before both the Tennessee State Legislature and the U.S. Congress.
  As an individual who has dedicated his professional career working 
for the improvement of public education, his legacy are the hundreds of 
thousands of students who have benefited from his lobbying efforts. His 
influence, fortunately, has extended beyond the classroom. Dr. Cheshier 
is an active member of the community-at-large, participating not only 
in a number of business, cultural and artistic committees and board, 
but in his church as well.
  Dr. Cheshier will be sorely missed by his many friends and colleagues 
throughout the State of Tennessee. But he well-deserves his retirement, 
although I suspect he will continue to be a strong voice and active 
adviser to educators and policy-makers for years to come.
  I would like to extend heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Cheshier and 
my best wishes to him and his family.

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