[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 144 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2056]
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                      ENCORE, DR. JULIA A. MILLER

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 22, 1997

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, this evening in my district there will be a 
special event for Julia A. Miller, Ed.D. Dr. Miller will be celebrating 
her second retirement. You guessed it, Dr. Miller is an exceptional 
individual. Most of us only celebrate and are recognized for one 
outstanding career, here we have a woman who has made her mark twice. 
Dr. Miller is professor emeritus of Seton Hall University where she was 
director of the Center for African American Studies for 20 years. In 
1990 she took an early retirement whereupon she became the State 
director of New Jersey Cities in Schools, a national dropout program.
  Dr. Miller always has been considered a compassionate visionary. She 
is a woman of substance who recognizes the good of any given situation. 
She has taken her steadfastness and expertise to expand the Cities in 
Schools concept into the Communities in Schools concept. She has worked 
to take her idea of reaching out and nurturing to a level that will 
provide better and more meaningful services to our young people. We 
often hear the adage, ``It takes a whole village to raise a child'', 
well Dr. Miller and her late husband, the renowned artist Don Miller, 
have used their lives to espouse that saying. While they had the 
opportunity and means to move away from the village they did not. Their 
commitment to our communities and our people will never be forgotten.
  Communities in Schools is a very successful program which champions 
the connection of needed community resources with schools to help young 
people successfully learn, stay in school, and prepare for life. Under 
Dr. Miller's direction the program has grown to provide services to 
over 2,000 students in four New Jersey cities: Elizabeth, Newark, 
Passaic, and Plainfield.
  Mr. Speaker, I am sure my colleagues will want to join me as I extend 
congratulations and best wishes to Dr. Julia A. Miller on her 
retirement from her second successful career. Encore.

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