[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 121 (Tuesday, July 25, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1514]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


REPRESENTATIVE MEEK HONORS GERALINE L. GILYARD-INGRAHAM FOR 31 YEARS OF 
               OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO DADE COUNTY SCHOOLS

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                          HON. CARRIE P. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 1995
  Mrs. MEEK. Mr. Speaker, I want to offer my sincere congratulations to 
Dr. Geraline Lewis Gilyard, who is retiring after over 30 years as an 
educator. Clearly, the Dade County Public School system is losing one 
of its finest employees.
  A native Miamian, Dr. Gilyard attended Dunbar Elementary and Booker 
T. Washington Junior Senior High School in Dade County. Dr. Gilyard's 
academic background was exemplary. She earned a bachelor's degree in 
business education from Bethune Cookman College, a master's degree in 
guidance and counseling from Florida Atlantic University, a doctoral 
degree in education from the University of Palm Beach, and a second 
doctorate from the University of Miami in administration and 
supervision. She received extensive additional training in group 
process and organizational development from Boston University's Human 
Relations Laboratory and Bethel Maine's National Training Laboratory.
  Dr. Gilyard put her education and training to work in Madison County, 
FL. Fortunately for Miami, however, she moved to the Dade County Public 
School System a year later. Dr. Geraline Lewis Gilyard taught at Ojus 
and Douglass Elementary Schools, was a guidance counselor at North Dade 
Jr. High School, a member of the Human Relations Intergroup Relations 
Team, a teacher interviewer, the director of Administrative Services, 
the supervisor of noninstructional training, and she will retire as the 
director of instructional staffing. In all, Dr. Gilyard spent 32 years 
as an educator, 31 of them working for the betterment of the youngsters 
in Dade County.
  Dr. Gilyard has also been extremely active in our community. She is a 
founding member of the Southeast Chapter of the Negro Business and 
Professional Women's Club. She is a member of Ebenezer United Methodist 
Church, where she served as chairperson of the administrative board for 
4 years. She is currently the chairperson of the Council on Ministries, 
a member of the United Methodist Women, and involved in the Voices of 
Praise Choir. Dr. Gilyard is also a member of the District 
Superintendent Advisory Council of the Miami District of the United 
Methodist Church. She is a member of the Gamma Zeta Omega Chapter of 
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, where she served as chairperson of the 
Ebony Fashion Fair Committee for 3 years.
  Dr. Gilyard resides in Dania, FL, with her husband, Arlington 
Ingraham, owner of the Bahamian Connection restaurant, and her 
daughter, Vanessa Henelle Gilyard, a graduate of Barry University. Mr. 
Speaker, on behalf of our entire community and as a former teacher, I 
offer her profound thanks for her many years of service and our best 
wishes for her continued happiness and success in the future.


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