[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 112 (Friday, August 1, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1602]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO STERLING DOWLING

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 31, 1997

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
outstanding young person from the Sixth Congressional District of South 
Carolina.
  Sterling Dowling, an Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School rising senior, 
has just been elected president of Boys' Nation, a week-long government 
and leadership training program that combines lectures and forums with 
visits to Federal agencies, institutions, memorials, and historical 
spots, held at Marymount University in Arlington, VA. At Orangeburg-
Wilkinson, Sterling serves as corps commander of the Air Force Junior 
ROTC, is on the executive board of his student council, and serves on 
the student advisory board. He participates on the debate team, serves 
as an HIV/AIDS peer educator and is a member of Palmetto Project 
Operation HOPE for better race relations.
  Sterling Dowling's success is not a recent occurrence. Before being 
elected as president of Boys' Nation, Sterling served as governor of 
Palmetto [South Carolina] Boys' State. Sterling will return to Palmetto 
Boys' State next summer to serve as a youth counselor. Boys' State and 
Boys' Nation are both sponsored by the American Legion.
  After graduating from high school, Sterling plans to attend Morehouse 
College in Atlanta or South Carolina State University in his hometown 
to major in English education. He intends to seek a degree at the North 
Carolina Central School of Law. In his last year in high school, 
Dowling said he plans to go forth armed with confidence.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and all of my colleagues in the House of 
Representatives join me in congratulating Sterling Dowling for his 
outstanding accomplishments and wishing him well in his future 
endeavors.

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