[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H6515-H6516]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       TRIBUTE TO 1996 TOSHIBA/NSTA EXPLORAVISION AWARDS PROGRAM

  (Mr. BROWN of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Speaker, this Friday, more than 40 
students will come to our Nation's Capital to receive top honors in the 
1996 ExploraVision Awards Program, sponsored by Toshiba and 
administered by the National Science Teachers Association [NSTA].
  The ExploraVision Awards Program is the largest K-12 student science 
competition in the world. The competition asks students to work in 
teams to use their imaginations to envision what technology will be 
like 20 years from now.

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  As a longstanding member of the House Science Committee, I have 
worked hard to improve science education in this country.
  The competition is just one great example of a successful business-
education partnership that encourages students to pursue careers in 
science. I have been supporting this outstanding program since its 
launch in 1992.
  The ExploraVision Awards give students the opportunity to identify 
future technological needs and develop the kind of technological 
thinking our society needs in order to meet the challenges of the 
future.
  I am proud to recognize the achievements of this year's winners and 
proud to be the honorary cochairperson of the 1996 ExploraVision Awards 
weekend.

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