[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 135 (Thursday, October 7, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2055]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                PROFILES OF SUCCESS HONORS MR. ED DELCI

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                             HON. ED PASTOR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 7, 1999

  Mr. PASTOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to pay tribute to an 
outstanding fellow Arizonan who is an exemplary role model for Arizona 
and the nation, Mr. Ed Delci.
  Ed Delci is a committed and tenacious individual who recently 
received the Exemplary Leadership Award at Valley del Sol's Annual 
Profiles of Success Leadership Awards in Phoenix. Valle's award 
ceremony is the premiere Latino recognition event in Arizona each year 
that acknowledges Arizona's leaders and their contributions.
  As an academic advisor at Arizona State University, Ed has dedicated 
himself to helping young people succeed in their pursuits of higher 
education. He inspires young Hispanics to succeed in their studies, 
graduate from ASU and maintain an active involvement in their 
community. I believe he has positively impacted the graduate rate of 
Latinos at ASU.
  He also has been the principal advisor of ASU's MEChA (Movimiento 
Estudiantil Chicanos de Aztlan) chapter for many years. Due to Ed's 
dedication, the group has become a vibrant and forceful organization 
that received the Student Organization of 1999 and Social Conscience of 
1998 and 1999 awards. At ASU, he also is involved in the Cesar Chavez 
Leadership Institute for Youth and the ASU Concilio, a student-led 
council of Hispanic students.
  But his work does not end off campus. A former Peace Corps volunteer, 
Ed is one of the hardest working Latino ``activistas,'' or activist in 
Arizona who truly exemplifies the ``servant leader'' concept. 
Originally from Chandler, Ariz., he galvanized the community to fight 
against the city of Chandler for the unfair detainment of Mexican-
American citizens by city police. In 1998, Ed organized the Chandler 
Coalition for Civil and Human Rights to help Chandler residents explore 
issues around immigration and to launch a lawsuit against the city 
government. He has also championed for issues significant to the Latino 
community as part of the Arizona Hispanic Community Forum. In addition, 
he works with the Arizona Friends of the United Farm Workers and Centro 
de Amistad in Guadalupe, Ariz.
  Not only is Ed a tireless worker in education and civil rights 
issues, he spends many hours volunteering for voter registration and 
political campaigns. He leads by example, working hard in any type of 
activity that is needed, such as setting up sound systems, driving and 
talking to voters, walking door-to-door to obtain petition signatures, 
setting up tables and chairs and putting them away. He is not afraid of 
doing the ``dirty work'' when needed.
  As you can see, Ed leads by example. He is truly an outstanding 
individual who deserves to be recognized. Therefore I ask you to please 
join me in thanking my friend Ed Delci and wishing him continued 
success.

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