[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 111 (Friday, August 7, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO BEATRICE AYALA VALENZUELA

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                       HON. GEORGE P. RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 6, 1998

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Beatrice 
Ayala Valenzuela who is honored with the 1998-1999 Trustees Award for 
Outstanding Achievement, presented by California State University, 
Fresno.
  Mrs. Valenzuela is one of three students among the 343,000 in the 
California State system to receive such an award and is the third 
Fresno State student to be honored since the award's inception in 1988. 
With a major in English and a 3.75 grade point average, Mrs. Valenzuela 
has not only displayed superior academic skills, but also a dedication 
to community service and personal achievement. She is very deserving of 
this award.
  Mrs. Valenzuela graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1969. In 
hopes of receiving a collage degree, Mrs. Valenzuela resumed school in 
1990, starting at Fresno City College and transferring to Fresno State 
in 1996. To further challenge herself, Mrs. Valenzuela applied and was 
accepted into the McNair Scholar Program, an academically intense 
effort that prepares college seniors for advanced studies.
  In addition to her outstanding academic achievements, Mrs. Valenzuela 
has served her community in more ways than one. She has taught English 
as a second language to potential U.S. citizens and is a tutor at 
Fresno State's writing center. Beatrice Valenzuela is an exceptional 
woman who has displayed an outstanding achievement in the academic 
arena without compromising her commitment to the well being of others.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I congratulate Beatrice 
Valenzuela in receiving the 1998-1999 Trustees Award for Outstanding 
Achievement. She is a role-model for all future scholars. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in wishing Beatrice Valenzuela many more years of 
success.

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