[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 8, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S9993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HOOSIERS TEACH IMPORTANCE OF GEOGRAPHY

 Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I rise before you today to recognize 
two excellent high school teachers who have been chosen by the National 
Geographic Society to represent the State of Indiana in the promotion 
of Geography Awareness Week.
  I wish to commend Christine Bullock of Walkerton, Indiana and Kevin 
Leineweber of Lafayette, Indiana for their efforts in advancing 
Geography Awareness Week throughout Indiana.
  Ms. Bullock and Mr. Leineweber visited our nation's capital for three 
weeks this summer to study methods for improving geographic education 
in our schools. They have set themselves apart as Hoosier leaders who 
understand that geography should be an intregal part of American 
education.
  Geography offers a unique perspective in understanding ourselves, our 
relationship to the Earth and its resources and our interdependence 
with other people of the world. With an ever expanding global network 
of trading partners, the United States must look to its future 
entrepreneurs and citizens to have an understanding of the world and 
its geography in order to promote American interests abroad.
  I urge all teachers to stress to their students the importance of 
geography, and I appeal to students to study geography and its effects 
on the makeup of our global societies.
  I extend my congratulations to Ms. Bullock and Mr. Leineweber for 
recognizing the importance of geography and working toward the 
development of geographic knowledge in our communities and 
schools.

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