[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 79 (Monday, June 9, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S5430]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  TRIBUTE TO MATTHEW ELMER TREAMER AND CHRIS DEMERS FOR RECEIVING THE 
      1996 PRESIDENTIAL AWARD IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TRAINING

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to 
congratulate Matthew Elmer Treamer, a teacher at Lancaster School in 
Lancaster NH and Chris Demers, a teacher at Dr. H.O. Smith School in 
Hudson NH, on receiving the 1996 Presidential Award in Mathematics and 
Science Training. Matthew and Chris will spend the week of June 10-14 
in Washington, DC, for a series of events to commemorate their 
distinguished selection.
  As a former teacher myself, I commend their outstanding 
accomplishment and well-deserved honor.
  The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science 
Training Program, administered by the National Science Foundation 
(NSF), is designed to recognize and reward outstanding teachers who 
serve as models for their colleagues. Matthew and Chris have been 
leaders in the areas of increased visibility and rewards. This award 
recognizes their distinguished leadership, and encourages high quality 
teachers to enter and remain in the teaching field.
  New Hampshire has always been fortunate to have many talented 
teachers, but Matthew and Chris are certainly role models among the 
teachers of the Granite State. I am proud of their dedication to the 
education of New Hampshire children and congratulate them on this 
magnificent achievement. It is an honor to represent them in the U.S. 
Senate.

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