[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 11 (Friday, January 26, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S521]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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  CONGRATULATING RECIPIENTS OF THE FORUM MAGAZINE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
                             PIONEER AWARDS

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, it is fitting that during 
February, Black History Month, The Forum magazine awards its honors to 
African-American pioneers. These outstanding men and women of African-
American descent have succeeded in the face of discrimination and other 
hardships. Chosen for their contributions to the Flint community and 
other parts of Michigan, they have shown their commitment to excellence 
in public service.
  I extend my heartfelt congratulations to each of the following 1996 
African-American pioneer honorees:
  Judge Ramona Roberts, the second African-American female judge 
elected in Genesee County, and the only such judge currently serving.
  Dr. Nanette Lee Reynolds, the first African-American female director 
of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights.
  Mrs. Valaria Conerly Moon, the first and only African-American female 
director of the Valley Area Agency on Aging.
  Louis Hawkins, the first African-American city clerk for the city of 
Flint.
  John Selmon, the first African-American dean of the Detroit College 
of Business-Flint campus.
  Joseph Abraham, president of the AFL-CIO, the longest serving--at 20 
years--union president in Flint and one of the longest serving in the 
United States.
  Clydell Duncan, Sr., the recently retired police chief for the city 
of Flint--the second African-American police chief and the first 
African-American captain in the Flint Police Department.
  And last but certainly not least, Mayor Woodrow Stanley, who has done 
such a fine job as the first African-American mayor elected to serve 
two terms in the city of Flint.

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