[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 27 (Monday, March 4, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E266]
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                        TRIBUTE TO MARIA LUCIDI

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 4, 1996

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Maria Lucidi, 
a dedicated community leader who is being honored as an inductee into 
the San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame.
  For the past 40 years, Maria Lucidi has worked to improve our 
education system as a teacher, a department chair, a coach of forensics 
and debate, a coordinator of our schools' Gifted and Talented Program, 
and head of many committees at the school, district, and county levels. 
With her remarkable vision and leadership skills, Maria Lucidi started 
San Mateo High School District's literary-art magazine and originated 
the speaker's bureau. She has excelled as an educator, having received 
a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship in 1992 and the San 
Mateo County Teacher of the Year Award in 1980. Maria Lucidi is also 
actively involved in the Red Cross and the Cystic Fibrosis 
Associations.
  Mr. Speaker, Maria Lucidi is an outstanding citizen and I salute her 
for her contributions and commitment to our students and our public 
education system. I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Maria 
Lucidi and congratulate her on being inducted into the San Mateo County 
Women's Hall of Fame.

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