[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 116 (Thursday, August 1, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1439]
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                    IN HONOR OF MR. KENNETH R. PLUM

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                          HON. THOMAS M. DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 1, 1996

  Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise and pay 
tribute to Mr. Kenneth R. Plum who has served the Fairfax County Public 
School system for the past 28 years as the director of adult an 
community education. August 1, 1996 marks the retirement of this 
exceptional member of our local community, who has dedicated years of 
services to Northern Virginia.
  As the adult and community education director from 1967-1996, Mr. 
Plum increased participation in the program from a modest few thousand 
to over 80,000 participants. He made numerous contributions to adult 
and community education including the establishment of an 
apprenticeship program, adult career training and certification, 
enrichment classes for adults, special program for displaced homemakers 
and teen mothers, a wide range of English as a second language classes 
for adults, three high school completion programs, an expansive 
volunteer tutoring program, GED classes in the adult detention center, 
alternative schools for juvenile court youth, a comprehensive parenting 
education center, and the Learning in Retirement Institute for senior 
adults. His work earned him the 1985 Secretary of Education Award for 
Excellence in Education, an honor given to the ten best education 
programs in the nation. Then in 1986, Mr. Plum earned the Virginia Tech 
Excellence in Education Award.
  In addition, Mr. Plum has served the Fairfax County community as the 
36th District Delegate to the Virginia General Assembly, a position he 
held from 1978-80, and from 1982 to the present. In this role, he 
received many other awards for his community contributions. He was 
named Legislator of the Year by the Chesapeake Bay Founders for 2 years 
in a row, 1994 Legislator Advocate of the Year by Virginia Interfaith 
for Public Policy, and 1995-96 Public Citizen of the Year by the 
National Association of Social Workers.
  Mr. Speaker, I know that my colleagues will join me in applauding Mr. 
Kenneth Plum for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen and improve 
the education of our citizens. We wish him great success in his future 
endeavors.

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