[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 65 (Friday, April 7, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E825]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 IN HONOR OF DR. J. HENRY ZANAZALARI, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MIDDLESEX 
       COUNTY VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLS AS HE RETIRES

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 6, 1995
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dr. J. 
Henry Zanazalari, Superintendent of the Middlesex County Vocational and 
Technical High Schools. Dr. Zanazalari, who has dedicated 47 years to 
educating our youngsters, will be retiring at the end of this school 
year. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge his 
accomplishments.
  Thoughout his career, Dr. Zanazalari has been a county and statewide 
advocate of vocational training. For 24 years, he has served as 
superintendent of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High 
Schools. Under his leadership, the school district was recognized by 
the New Jersey Department of Education with the Commissioners Cup Award 
for 5 of the 7 years it was presented. This award is given to the New 
Jersey school district which placed the highest percentage of graduates 
in jobs in the field for which they were trained.
  Dr. Zanazalari has also expanded the vocational school program in 
Middlesex County. He spearheaded the construction of the fifth 
vocational school in Piscataway, thus increasing the opportunity for 
hundreds of students on waiting lists. He is also responsible for the 
construction of additions to the East Brunswick, Piscataway, and 
Woodbridge campuses, which provided special education vocational 
training programs for the increased number of students with 
disabilities. In doing this, Dr. Zanazalari demonstrated that he 
recognizes that there will be more and more people with disabilities in 
the workforce in the years to come.
  Dr. Zanazalari has received many awards for his work in the field of 
education. Among them are the Rutgers University Distinguished Service 
Award, and the National Vocational and Technical Honor Society Honorary 
Member Award. He was also inducted in the Perth Amboy High School Hall 
of Fame, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Epsilon Pi Tau and the 
Phi Delta Kappa Honor Society. He is a member of numerous educational 
associations, including the American Vocational Association, the New 
Jersey Association of School Administrators, and the New Jersey Council 
of Local Administrators and Supervisors of Practical Arts.
  On Friday, April 7, Dr. Zanazalari will be honored at a retirement 
dinner at the Landmark Inn, in Woodbridge, NJ. Please join me in 
wishing Dr. Zanazalari a happy and healthy retirement. He has set a 
great example for future generations. I am proud to have him as a 
constituent.


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