[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 24, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S7401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            WILMER JONES-HAM RECEIVES MAHALIA JACKSON AWARD

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would like to recognize the recent 
achievement of Wilmer Jones-Ham. On April 1, 1995 she received the 
Mahalia Jackson award for community service. Wilmer Jones-Ham is a 
dedicated woman who commits great energy to develop a sense of hope in 
youth, the under or unemployed, and homeless in the Saginaw community. 
She is the founder of the Saginaw Soul Children's Choir, the Saginaw 
Interdenominational Gospel Music Workshop, and the First Mayor's 
Scholarship Black and Gold Ball. She has been a teacher for more than 
17 years and developed an after school program at her home to help 
students who need additional instruction in their subjects. It is my 
honor to congratulate and thank her for all her 
accomplishments.


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