[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 5, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2287-E2288]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO SALLY HAVICE FOR SERVICE TO THE ABC SCHOOL BOARD

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                       HON. ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 1995

  Mr. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in 
honoring Ms. Sally Havice as she steps down from the presidency of the 
ABC School Board. Sally was first elected to the school board in 1989 
and was reelected to a second term in 1993. As board president, she 
chaired several committees, including the School Safety Committee and 
the District Goals Committee. During her leadership, she initiated a 
code of conduct for the members of the board.
  Sally has devoted much of her life to improving herself and giving to 
others through education. After attending business college, she had a 
successful career in municipal government. She later returned to school 
to pursue a bachelor's degree and teaching credential that enabled her 
to realize her life-long ambition of becoming a teacher. She earned two 
associate in arts degrees from Cerritos College; one in social studies 
and the other in Spanish. She went on to receive her bachelor's degree 
in English and a master's degree in linguistics, with doctoral studies 
at USC and the University of Hawaii. During her active professional and 
academic career, she raised three sons: Edward, Raul, and Joseph. She 
is also grandmother to seven children.
  For the last 22 years, Sally has been a professor of English at 
Cerritos College. She teaches English composition and literature, as 
well as speech communication. She also served as interim assistant dean 
of liberal arts and community liaison for the cultural arts. Her work 
on campus also has included participation on numerous committees such 
as the Citizen's Resource Advisory, Cerritos College Faculty 
Association Executive Board, and the faculty senate, which selected her 
after her first term as outstanding faculty senator.
  Sally's involvement in the community has been extensive and 
impressive. She helped to implement the cultural performing arts after-
school program. This unique music and dance 

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instruction program benefits hundreds of children in Artesia, Cerritos, 
Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, La Mirada, and Norwalk. She is a 
member of the Southeast Area Task Force on Youth Violence, and an 
executive board member of the ``Su Casa'' Family Violence Center. Other 
memberships in area organizations include the Southeast Regional 
Occupations Program, the Latina Leadership Network, Comision Femenil, 
the National Women's Political Caucus, the American Association of 
University Women, the State Superintendent of Public Education's 
Advisory Committee, the Optimist International, the League of United 
Latin-American Citizens, and the Asian Indian Women's Rights Group. She 
has also been president of the Cerritos College Faculty Association, in 
addition to having served as vice president and secretary.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting a model 
public servant. It is with great pride that we pay tribute to Sally 
Havice for her dedicated service to the ABC Unified School District.

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