[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S2722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            COMMENDATION FOR DR. JAMES BROWNFOX JONES, ESQ.

 Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I take this opportunity today to 
call my colleagues' attention to the extraordinary efforts of Dr. James 
Brownfox Jones who has made countless contributions to his profession 
and to the community at large. Recently, Dr. Jones was selected as an 
inductee in the Washington D.C. Hall of Fame in the area of education. 
Dr. Jones' selection to the Hall of Fame is a testament to his 
dependable and consistent standard of excellence as an educator and 
participant in his community. His career reflects his respect and 
affection for the young people who are our future leaders. And, his 
record reflects his predominate concern for the more vulnerable youth 
in this city.
  Dr. Jones has distinguished himself in the District of Columbia as an 
educator and community activist with the mission of helping young 
people reach their full potential At the Washington School of 
Psychiatry, Dr. Jones developed and operated an experimental 
educational program designed to address the educational needs of ``hard 
core'' juvenile delinquents. And, as a public school teacher, he 
developed a unique program for special education students.
  With a distinguished career spanning more than 30 years, Dr. Jones 
assisted the mayor in initiating a wide range of innovative programs 
for the children and youth of the city. These included a mobile 
recreation wagon, a hot lunch program, a neighborhood youth corps, and 
the building of go-kart tracks on lots left vacant by the 1968 riots.
  Since 1983, Dr. Jones has designed and operated an Independent Living 
Program for abused and neglected youth in foster care in the District 
of Columbia. As part of this program, he has sent over 250 young people 
to college.
  Education is a top priority for this Congress, and for me personally. 
I have served as a tutor and my wife Linda has dedicated her career to 
teaching in public schools. Both of us have always been strong 
supporters of public education. It is with that background that I want 
to express my support for the work of Dr. Jones and to congratulate him 
on his selection for the Washington, DC Hall of Fame.
  Thank you, Mr. President.

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