[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 10, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                DR. LOIS GIBSON--AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY

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                       HON. WALTER R. TUCKER III

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 10, 1994

  Mr. TUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute an American success 
story, and Women's History Month honoree, Dr. Lois Gibson.
  Mr. Speaker, each year, the Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women 
recognizes women in the Jacksonville community that have made a lasting 
contribution. One of only five women selected this year is, Dr. Lois 
Gibson.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Gibson is special to me because she is the mother of 
my district administrator, Audrey Gibson. Each honoree was presented 
with a watercolor poster depicting the 1994 honorees, by Mayor Ed 
Austin and Betty Davis. The theme of the dinner which was held at the 
Omni Hotel on March 1, was to Celebrate Women: Builders of Dreams. 
Besides Mayor Austin and Mrs. Davis, others in the dinner program were 
Susan Main, Girl Scout Troop No. 374, Anne Witherspoon, Christine 
Tyler, Madeline Seals-Taylor, and Dr. Bertice Berry. Dr. Berry is an 
award-winning lecturer, stand-up comedienne, and now host of her own 
syndicated talk show.
  Dr. Gibson is the 12th African-American to be selected by the Mayor's 
Commission on the Status of Women. The other African-American women so 
honored were: Willye F. Dennis, Mary White Bocker, Mary Singleton, 
Marva Williams, I.E. Williams, Sally Mathis, Florida Dwight, Gertrude 
Peele and Janet Johnson.
  Dr. Gibson is a native of Jacksonville, FL. She graduated from 
Stanton Senior High School. She obtained her nursing diploma from Grady 
Memorial Hospital, her B.S.N. degree from Tuskegee Institute, her 
master's from Boston University, and an Ed.D from Nova University.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Gibson has been a member of 14 professional 
affiliations, including the American Nurses Association, Florida Nurses 
Association, and Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society for Nursing 
Educators. She is very involved in civic and religions activities. She 
is a past president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Chi Eta Phi 
Nursing Sorority, and the Jacksonville chapter of the Links, Inc. She 
is also a member of the Jacksonville Women's Network, life member of 
the National Council of Negro Women, YWCA Board of Directors, Catholic 
Women's Club, and St. Pius Catholic Church.
  While she was dean of nursing at the Florida Community College at 
Jacksonville, she developed a $3 million proposal for a nursing 
construction grant to expand the associate degree nursing program. Dr. 
Gibson has received many awards. A few of them are the Eve Award in 
Education, the NENW Outstanding Service in the Jacksonville Community 
Award, and the Northeast Florida Organization of Nursing Educators' 
Outstanding and Valuable Contribution Award.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Lois Gibson is truly an American success story and I 
am proud to associate myself with her.

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