[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S7801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          ODYSSEY OF THE MIND

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate the educators 
and parent leaders whose teams won the Utah State Odyssey of the Mind 
competition. The Odyssey of the Mind Association gives teams of 
students at each educational level an opportunity to develop creative 
problem-solving skills. These student teams compete in local areas, 
nationally and internationally. There is also an annual world 
championship competition. I am proud of these young people who are 
successful problem solvers, team workers, and creative thinkers.
  I congratulate Mary Ellen Rasmussen, Robin Money, Rhonda Nilson, 
Karen Sanderson, Charlotte Summers, Diana and Roger DeFriez, Terry and 
Debbie Preece, Karen Bodily, Lynn Ottesen, Spencer Jones, and their 
students for their success in the Utah Odyssey of the Mind competition. 
I am proud of their efforts to represent their State and country in the 
1995 world championship at the University of Tennessee--Knoxville. The 
dedication given to such programs by these parents and teachers is 
representative of their love for our children and their investment in 
the future of our country.

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