[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 30, 1994)]
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                       TRIBUTE TO DR. EVA L. EVANS

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                             HON. BOB CARR

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 1994

  Mr. CARR. Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to announce the selection of 
Dr. Eva L. Evans of Lansing, MI, as the new president and chief 
executive officer of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., America's first Greek-
letter organization for black women. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
saluting her for this exceptional undertaking.
  Dr. Evans is the 24th national president of this renown 86-year-old 
organization which has more than 130,000 members in 850 chapters 
throughout the United States, West Africa, Germany, England, the 
Bahamas, Korea, and the Virgin Islands.
  Since its inception in 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha has been a strong link 
in the chain of human caring, as evidenced by its programs for 
minorities, youth, the disadvantaged, senior citizens, and others. This 
is an organization which is known for excellence in service from early 
efforts such as its Mississippi Health project which provided mobile 
health services for more than 15,000 people plagued by famine and 
disease in the Mississippi Delta during the 1930's, to current projects 
such as its Ivy AKAdemy, community based comprehensive learning centers 
which provide academic, economic, health, and cultural training and 
resources for youth and adults. Under Dr. Evans, I am confident this 
fine tradition of service will continue.
  Dr. Evans has chosen the theme, ``Building the Future: The Alpha 
Kappa Alpha Strategy: Making the Net Work,'' and will use mathematics 
and science literacy for African-American youth as the cornerstone of 
her 4-year term. Her seven-pronged program will also include 
maintaining AKA's partnership with the Department of Labor for the 
continued operation of the Cleveland Job Corps Center; creating a 
senior residence center; increasing the presence of AKA in the 
policymaking process in Washington, DC; networking with the American 
Red Cross to provide health care; preserving the African-American 
family; and promoting entrepreneurial behavior.
  As deputy superintendent of the Lansing public schools, Dr. Evans has 
been a positive force in molding our youth, and I am confident that 
Alpha Kappa Alpha, too, is in the hands of one who not only envisions a 
better world, but also provides the leadership to make that dream come 
true. Consequently, the city of Lansing, the State of Michigan, the 
Nation, and the world will continue to benefit from programs sponsored 
by Alpha Kappa Alpha, whose mission has been ``to be of service to all 
mankind.'' I am especially proud that someone of Dr. Evans' caliber, 
who comes from my home congressional district in Michigan, will 
represent such a fine international organization.

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