[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 41 (Monday, March 6, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      TRIBUTE TO BETTY J. WILLIAMS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, March 6, 1995
  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to Ms. Betty J. 
Williams. Ms. Williams was born August 6, 1944, in Hodges, SC. She is 
the oldest of six children born to Lawrence and Agnes Williams.
  Ms. Williams is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University 
where she received her B.S. She later received her M.S. in social work 
from Columbia University, and her J.D. from New York Law School.
  A committed community activist and worker, Ms. Williams is involved 
in numerous projects. She is the founding member of the World Community 
of Social Workers, and was instrumental in promoting a pilot program 
that utilized retired educators to serve as advocates for special 
education parents. Her numerous organizational affiliations include the 
Metropolitan Black Bar Association, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, New 
York Law School Alumni Association, and the Association of the Bar of 
the City of New York.
  Ms. Williams is a woman of abundant talents and accomplishments, and 
I am pleased to introduce her to my colleagues.


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