[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 56 (Tuesday, May 10, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 10, 1994]
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                    TRIBUTE TO DENISE E. EPPS-SMITH

 Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Denise E. 
Epps-Smith, who has made a tremendous contribution to the lives of 
special education students.
  Ms. Epps-Smith began her career in special education in Hartford in 
1978, when she began teaching at the Special Education Learning Center 
[SELC], an academic program for socially and emotionally maladjusted 
children. Appointed to the position of special education coordinator of 
the SELC and subsequently named SELC administrator, Ms. Epps-Smith is 
currently responsible for the operation of the entire SELC program. She 
has also served as supervisor to teachers at the Juvenile Detention 
Center, to the REACH Program at the McDonough and Martin Luther King 
Schools, and was involved with programs at the Fox Middle School, and 
Hartford Public High School.
  Acknowledged by her colleagues as an exceptionally competent 
administrator and a woman of great integrity, Ms. Epps-Smith is an 
integral part of the special education programs in Hartford. Her 
tireless efforts and strong commitment have made a great impact on the 
lives of many of Connecticut's students.

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