[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 156 (Saturday, November 8, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2248]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO LOIS J. CARSON

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                       HON. GEORGE E. BROWN, JR.

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 7, 1997

  Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Lois 
J. Carson's years of outstanding achievement and service to the San 
Bernardino and Riverside communities, and to bid her a fond farewell as 
she retires from more than 20 years of service on the board of trustees 
for the San Bernardino Community College District.
  Mrs. Carson has dedicated her professional, and much of her personal 
life to helping improve the lives of those most in need in our 
community by promoting education and fighting poverty. Her early days 
as a teacher in San Bernardino County marked the beginnings of an 
admirable and illustrious career that has truly made a difference in 
the lives of many.
  Mrs. Carson, the first African-American to be elected to the San 
Bernardino Community College District board, has served since 1973. 
During her tenure, she has served twice as clerk, vice-president, and 
president, and as a result of her leadership, the college district now 
offers a child care center, the Minority Transfer Center, and Community 
Forms--Vision 2001. She has greatly impacted higher education not only 
in her district, but also on the national level, serving on the board 
of the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). In 1991, Mrs. 
Carson was recognized by ACCT as the top trustee in the U.S. with the 
M. Dale Ensign Award.
  In addition to her work in the San Bernardino Community College 
District, Mrs. Carson served as the director of Project Upward Bound at 
the University of California at Riverside from 1972 to 1976, and, since 
1980, has served as the director of the Department of Community Action 
for Riverside County. She has led the agency, whose mission is to move 
families out of poverty, in developing innovative, high quality 
community action programs for female-headed households, for minority 
males, for the homeless, and for all low-income residents of Riverside 
County.
  Mrs. Carson's dedication to promoting education and fighting poverty 
also involves extensive community involvement. She is one of the 
founders of the San Bernardino Commission on the Status of Women, the 
Inland Empire chapter of the National Council of Negro Women [NCNW] and 
the Diocean Assembly for African-American Catholics.
  While she will be sorely missed on the San Bernardino Community 
College District board, Lois Carson has left a remarkable legacy and 
her work will benefit the district for many years to come. She has 
given, and continues to give, an invaluable amount of dedication and 
expertise to the people of the San Bernardino and Riverside 
communities, an serves as an example for us all.

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