[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 188 (Tuesday, November 28, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2246-E2247]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO BARBARA KERCHEVAL

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                          HON. CARRIE P. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 28, 1995

  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I take this privilege of paying 
homage to a distinguished colleague of mine, Barbara Kercheval, who 
came to make a name for herself at Miami-Dade Community College, north 
campus, some 32 years ago. A very articulate go-getter, Ms. Kercheval 
came to the college, armed with an array of excellent academic 
background and heady recommendations from the University of West 
Virginia. Barbara's father, the well-known Dr. Kercheval, was a 
mainstay of the West Virginia football team for many long years.
  Serving first as a departmental advisor, she came to be known on 
campus as the caring counselor who made it her duty and obligation to 
ensure that students were given the best advice possible in juggling 
their academic schedules to achieve timely excellent grades in the 
midst of their work outside the campus. For this effort she has been 
recognized by many professional organizations, which saw to it that 
Barbara's crucial and excellent contributions to the academic 
achievement of the students under her tutelage did not go unnoticed.
  She also served as faculty advisor to the Alpha Chapter of Sigma 
Delta, taking her student-athletes to compete in various 
intercollegiate athletic events. She is known primarily as a first aid 
course consultant extraordiniare for many years, setting high standards 
for students training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques. She 
later became the supervisor for the Campus' CPR teacher training 
program and developed the recertification procedure for all personnel 
in the division.
  For over 20 years Barbara represented her department as faculty 
senator, serving as a 

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member of the executive committee in the college faculty senate. Her 
committee work indicated collegewide student activities as a campus 
representative.
  Needless to say, Barbara's greatest contribution to her field has 
been a positive influence on countless students at Miami-Dade Community 
College who remember her no-nonsense advocacy on behalf of both their 
academic achievement and athletic development. Her standards of 
commitment and service have now become legendary. Indeed, Barbara has 
genuinely represented the dignity and nobility of public service to the 
hundreds of students she mentored and who are now our Nation's 
productive and responsible citizens in their respective fields of 
endeavor.

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