[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 35 (Thursday, March 24, 1994)]
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  RECOGNITION OF THE MUSIC TEACHER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 1994 NATIONAL 
                               CONVENTION

 Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, today I rise as vice chairman of 
the Congressional Arts Caucus and strong supporter of arts education to 
offer public recognition to a group of teachers and students that has 
converged on the Nation's Capital for the Music Teachers National 
Association-- [MTNA] --1994 national convention.
  The hundreds of music teachers and student competitors gathered here 
is testament to the importance of, and support for, arts education in 
America. Clearly, these teachers and the dedicated students deserve 
recognition of their accomplishments.
  Music teachers and students from every State in the Nation will be 
present. The convention will recognize the accomplishments of music 
students through its national competitions in composition and 
performance. These outstanding young musicians, from elementary-school 
age through college level, hail from 35 States and probably represent 
some of the finest musical talent in the United States. I believe they 
deserve recognition by the Senate and would ask that the names and 
hometowns of the finalists in the competition be printed in the Record 
immediately following my statement.
  Mr. President, in my mind, the arts enrich America and add something 
to our quality of life which cannot be measured. The arts make us 
think, question, reflect, and ponder. They help identify society and 
define who we are as a people. Indeed, they build confidence and self-
esteem. Including the arts in the education of the American people, is 
essential to maintaining our nation's cultural vitality. Arts education 
is not just for the young, it is cradle to grave. The accomplishments 
of these young musicians and their teachers is just a piece of the 
artistic contributions they will give to society throughout their 
lives.
  In closing, Mr. President, on behalf of all my colleagues in the 
Senate, I would like to congratulate all of the students for their long 
hours of hard work and accomplishments, as well as the teachers, for 
their dedication and commitment to teaching the art of music in 
America.
  The list of finalists follows:

                     Student Competition Finalists

       Clifford Dale Moore II, Anniston, AL, David Talley, 
     Annitson, AL Sarah Fourt, Phoenix, AR, Benjamin Ragsdale, 
     Fayetteville, AR, Chalon (Aaron) Ragsdale, Fayetteville, AR, 
     Jacqueline Vaughn, Conway, AR, Myiia Okeema Watson-Davis, 
     Scottsdale, AZ, Seung-Yeon Hong, Carmichael, CA, Rebecca 
     Merblum, Unionville, CT, Linnea Baronofski, Newark, DE, and 
     Carolyn Betty, Hockessin, DE, and Jason T. Blank, Wilmington, 
     DE.
       Yves Dharamraj, Belleair Bluffs, FL, Sonia Gonzalez, 
     Tallahassee, FL, Maria-Karnina Iskandar, Tampa, FL, Virginia 
     Armitage, Norcross GA, Macarena Ferrer, Columbus, GA, 
     Macarena Pesutic, Columbus, GA, Saskia Pineda, Columbus, GA, 
     Miles Richardson, Columbus, GA, Louis Hanzlik, Norwalk, IA, 
     Megan Hanzlik, Norwalk, IA, Erica Hecht, Sioux City, IA, and 
     Julie Maykowski, Des Moines, IA.
       Molly Ulrickson, Manning, IA, Rita VanDen Broek, Sioux 
     Center, IA, Jennifer Welp, Norwalk, IA, Peter Henderson, 
     Moscow, ID, Michelle Gamble, Edwardsville IL, Brian Lee, 
     Wheaton, IL, Edward Moore, Urbana, IL, Andrew Park, 
     Northbrook, IL, Leah Kristine Adams, Fort Wayne, IN, Sara 
     Caswell, Bloomington, IN, Todd Craven, Batesville, IN, and 
     Wayne Eric Gargrave, Bloomington, IN.
       Amy Fear, Wichita, KS, Malin Huffman, Wichita, KS, Robert 
     Kania, Lawrence, KS, Stefanie Leivian, Wichita, KS, Steven 
     Waddell, Wichita, KS, Douglas Burian, Danville, KY, Susan 
     Doreen Buller, Jeanerette, LA, Jon Crochet, Lafayette, LA, 
     Timothy Dunn, Lexington, MA, Dawn Perlner, Acton, MA, and 
     Yukiko Sekino, Lexington, MA.
       Holly Brown, Kalamazoo, MI, David Chang, Grand Blanc, MI, 
     Aaron Engleman, Kalamazoo, MI, Matthew Ownby, Kalamazoo, MI, 
     Richard Postma, Kalamazoo, MI, Nikki Razey, Kalamazoo, MI, 
     Amy Wright, Kalamazoo, MI, Angela Fuller, Minneapolis, MN, 
     Ashley Garritson, Ballwin, MO, Melanie Hadley, Ozark, MO, 
     Paul Hadley, Ozark, MO, and Catherine Owen, Kansas City, MO.
       Doug Smith, Warrensburg, MO, Kimberly Finke, Billings, MT, 
     Joel Paul Coffey, Charlotte, NC, Christian Ellenwood, 
     Greensboro, NC, James Gregory, Winston-Salem, NC, Kenneth 
     Meyer, III, Greenville, NC, Rick Hoffenberg, Princeton, NJ, 
     Jeremy Mayne, Albuquerque, NM, Neal Harmon, Rochester, NY, 
     Christine Kar-Yee Wong, New York, NY, Kelly Harrier, 
     Columbus, OH, and Benjamin Adam Hausmann, Bowling Green, OH.
       Elizabeth Hedman, Cleveland, OH, Anna Polonsky, Columbus, 
     OH, Clint Kraus, Stillwater, OK, Marc Nelson, Indiana, PA, 
     Alexandra Pecchold, Chadds Ford, PA, Sean Whitaker, 
     Curwensville, PA, Jason Worzbyt, Home, PA, Sharon Mulfinger, 
     Greenville, SC, Jasmin Tiodang, Rock Hill, SC, Elizabeth 
     Kurowski, Mount Juliet, TN, Richard Adams, Dallas, TX, and 
     Eric Branscome, Nacogdoches, TX.
       Jamie Henry, Nacogdoches, TX, Steve Kostelnik, Austin, TX, 
     Sharon L. Lacey, Longview, TX, Olivia Liang, Houston, TX, 
     Kelley Riddle, Spring, TX, Stephanie Schweigart, Houston, TX, 
     Diana Tiffany, Kingsville, TX, Mayumi Tsujikami, Carrollton, 
     TX, Kristin Ward, Nacogdoches, TX, Steven Ward, Nacogdoches, 
     TX, and Roger Wright, Houston, TX.
       Jeff Baer, Salt Lake City, UT, Emily Barrett, Provo, UT, 
     Janae Codner, Provo, UT, Dusting R. Gledhill, Provo, UT, Will 
     Kimball, Provo, UT, Marcos Krieger, Pleasant Grove, UT, Lara 
     Jean Lambert, Provo, UT, Kyshana Lowe, Provo, UT, Sariah 
     Mourik, Provo, UT, Andrew Stamp, Salt Lake City, UT, Camille 
     VanDyke, Salt Lake City, UT, Jee-Hyun Choe, Fairfax, VA, and 
     Kristen Grattan, Vienna, VA. Kar-mun C. Woo, Burke, VA, Megan 
     Williams, Essex Junction, VT, David Beck, Jr., Ellensburg, 
     WA, Archie Chen, Spokane, WA, Aaron Cummings, Tacoma, WA, 
     Phillip J. Griffin, Seattle, WA, Matthew Kelzenberg, Tacoma, 
     WA, Ji-Hye Kim, Bellevue, WA, Clara Lee, Mercer-Island, WA, 
     Shannon O'Dell, Redmond, WA, Christine Padaca, Tacoma, WA, 
     Brett Paschal, Greenacres, WA, Rachael Winard, Redmond, WA, 
     and Eric Nowlin, Madison, WI.

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