[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 2 (Thursday, January 5, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E45]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


      DANIEL NELSON, VETERAN TEACHER EARNS IMPORTANT SCIENCE AWARD

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                        HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

                               of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 4, 1995
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, right after the election I heard some great 
news about a gifted teacher in our 22d Congressional District, and I 
looked forward to this opening day of the 104th Congress to share it 
with you.
  Daniel A. Nelson, technology teacher in the Shenendehowa Central 
School District, was named Environmental Science Teacher of the Year by 
the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
  The award is really no surprise to many of Mr. Nelson's former 
students, many of whom have gone on to distinguished engineering or 
science careers. Not is it a surprise to anyone else who knows him that 
he was quick to share the glory, indeed, to bestow it all, on his 
students. Dan Nelson has been a selfless, dedicated teacher at 
Shenendehowa for 26 years, and he's one of the reasons the school is 
recognized as one of the best in the Northeast.
  Those of us who struggled through science courses in high school can 
appreciate a teacher who makes science courses come alive. That' what 
Dan Nelson has been doing for a long time, and that's why he is such a 
deserving recipient of this major award.
  He has found a way to get students to apply their math and science 
skills in a hand-on manner, and to solve problems in a creative way. 
Many of his students have won State awards for projects assisted and 
inspired by Mr. Nelson.
  Mr. Speaker, let us today add our own tribute to this remarkable 
teacher, Daniel A. Nelson of the Shenedehowa Central School District.


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