[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 56 (Monday, April 29, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S4358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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  TRIBUTE TO KEVIN MURPHY, DIANE LONERGAN, DIANE SAWYER, AND BREWSTER 
 BARTLETT FOR RECEIVING THE 1995 PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN 
                    SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

 Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I rise before you today to 
congratulate four outstanding New Hampshire teachers on receiving the 
1995 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics 
Teaching. Kevin Murphy of Milford, an elementary school mathematics 
teacher at Milford Elementary School in Milford; Diane Lonergan of 
Merrimack, an elementary school science teacher at Memorial School in 
Bedford; Diane Sawyer of Portsmouth, a secondary school mathematics 
teacher at Exeter Area Junior High School in Exeter; and Brewster 
Bartlett of Loudon, a secondary school science teacher at Pinkerton 
Academy in Derry were the four deserving recipients of this prestigious 
award.
  The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics 
Teaching Program is administered by the National Science Foundation 
[NSF]. The awards are designed to recognize and reward outstanding 
teachers from elementary and secondary schools who serve as models for 
their colleagues and encourage high quality teachers to enter and 
remain in the teaching field. In addition to the distinguished national 
recognition that comes with the award, each recipient's school will 
receive an NSF grant of $7,500 to be used under the direction of the 
teacher, and to supplement other resources for improving science or 
mathematics programs in the school system.
  The four outstanding recipients of this teaching award will spend a 
week in May in Washington, DC, for a series of events to commemorate 
their selection. They will be honored at the U.S. State Department and 
other organizations such as the National Academy of Science.
  There is no more important resource in America today than our school 
teachers. As a former teacher, I understand the devotion and hard work 
necessary to be a successful teacher and a positive role model for 
children. These four outstanding teachers have displayed not only 
extraordinary talents in their teaching, but have also shown a 
remarkable level of commitment to their students. I am proud to honor 
these four exceptional teachers for nurturing the best and the 
brightest students New Hampshire has to offer. I would like to 
congratulate Kevin Murphy, Brewster Bartlett, Diane Lonergan, and Diane 
Sawyer for this distinguished recognition, and thank them for their 
devotion to students in New Hampshire.

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