[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 15, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1260]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING JUANITA CLEGGETT HOLLAND

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 15, 1999

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to 
rise before you today to honor a woman who has accomplished much in the 
name of education. On June 17, friends, colleagues, and family will 
gather to pay tribute to Mrs. Juanita Cleggett Holland of Flint, 
Michigan, who is retiring from the Flint Community Schools after 34 
years of dedicated service to the community.
  For nearly four decades, thousands of young people have had their 
lives enriched due to the influence of Juanita Holland. A graduate of 
Tennessee State University and the University of Michigan, Juanita 
entered the Flint School District in 1965, as a teacher at Kennedy 
School. After 3 years, she went on to Emerson Junior High, and moved 
from Emerson to Northern Senior High in 1976, where she remained until 
1982. A certified social worker, Juanita realized her talents could be 
used in other ways within the education world, and as a result, became 
a crisis social worker for the Flint School District, where she was 
assigned six different schools. From there, she became a social worker 
for Neithercut School and McKinley Middle School, where she had been 
assigned until now.
  In addition to being a State of Michigan certified social worker, 
Juanita displays superior credentials by her affiliation with the 
Academy of Certified Social Workers, and her status as a Board 
Certified Diplomate. Juanita also has a long history of community 
involvement as well. She is extremely active in her Church, and also 
her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. She has worked with or served on 
the boards for such groups and organizations as the Sirna Center, the 
Tall Pine Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and the Dort-Oak Park 
Neighborhood House. She has most served on the board for the Michigan 
Family Independence Agency since 1992, and has served as board 
chairperson since 1997.
  In efforts to improve the quality of education for Flint's children, 
Juanita has been at the forefront of projects designed to enhance 
discussion on outcome based education, school improvement, community 
service, and group work.
  Mr. Speaker, in my former role as a teacher, and my current role as 
Member of Congress, it has been my duty to promote and enhance human 
dignity and the quality of life. I am grateful that there are people 
like Juanita Holland who have worked arduously to make my task easier. 
I ask my colleagues in the 106th Congress to join me in wishing her the 
best in her retirement.

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