[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E790]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. JOEL COTTON

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 14, 1996

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor for me to bring to the 
attention of my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives the 
accomplishments of Mr. Joel Cotton, a high school teacher in Rifle, CO.
  Mr. Cotton is 1 of 100 teachers and 100 students from across the 
United States to be awarded a Tandy Technology Scholar prize. These 
scholars were chosen for the excellence in computer science, math, and 
science.
  Mr. Cotton has worked diligently to educate his students by using 
innovative classroom techniques. He has written his own math programs, 
including Design a Ranch and Gliding Through Algebra on Mountain Bikes. 
He has also been named Colorado Teacher of the Week twice, and also 
teaches computer science at the Colorado Mountain College.
  He plans to unselfishly use his prize money to purchase a more 
powerful computer and software, to design new programs for teaching 
computer science and math.
  Mr. Cotton is a dedicated professional, and the children of the Third 
Congressional District will be better off because of him.

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