[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 67 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S5472]
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          TRIBUTE TO REVEREND ERIC MASON AND FAUSTENIA MORROW

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, every year Ebony magazine pays 
tribute to thirty leaders ages thirty and younger who are working for 
the betterment of their communities. They all represent the caliber of 
talent that is being groomed to move to the fore front of society and 
lead the United States of America into the 21st century. This year 
Metro East Family Church of East St. Louis, Illinois will be honoring 
the ``30 Young Leaders of the Future,'' featured in the December 1997 
issue of Ebony Magazine. It is a great honor to congratulate each of 
Ebony magazine's selection of young leaders of the future, but 
especially the two from my home State of Missouri.
  Reverend Eric Mason, 25, is the pastor of Administration at the Metro 
East Family Church. Formerly, he was a case manager at the Nebraska 
Health and Human Services Department, then an assistant pastor and 
education director at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church and was 
appointed by the Governor of Nebraska to the Affirmative Action 
Commission as chaplain. He served as the Chair of the Omaha Police 
Department, on the Legal Redress Committee, was a member of Omaha 
NAACP, and the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance. Reverend Mason 
personifies everything positive in the St. Louis community and I am 
excited to learn of his influential leadership.
  Faustenia Morrow, 25, is the development administrator for Team 
Sweep, a youth-at-risk program run by the City of St. Louis. She also 
is President of Young Organized Political Action Committee and 
fundraising chairperson of Metropolis St. Louis, an organization with 
the goal of attracting and retaining professionals in St. Louis. In 
addition, Ms. Morrow is assistant campaign advisor for Missouri State 
Representative Betty Thompson, founding member of the Sisters of High 
Tea, an organization of professional women and a member of the 
Professional Organization of Women. Her continuing commitment to the 
St. Louis community is a positive example for all and I am extremely 
pleased to have her as a role model for others.
  Dedication to one's community has become an increasingly rare quality 
in our society. However, Ebony's selection of young leaders has shown 
that the most effective approach to enriching a community is to give 
back rather than to take. Their unselfish commitment has set a 
precedence for the generations before and after them to follow and 
implement. I salute the contributions made by these leaders, and join 
the Metro East Family Church of East St. Louis in paying tribute to the 
``30 Young Leaders of the Future.'' 

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