[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 72 (Monday, June 12, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E973]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


             REECE DUCA RECOGNIZED FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 12, 2000

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a distinguished 
constituent, Mr. Reece Duca, for being the recipient of the Lifetime 
Achievement Award of the Alumni Association of the University of 
California, Santa Barbara. Mr. Duca graduated from UCSB in 1966, and 
has been a resident of Santa Barbara for many years. He founded and 
built the Learning Company into an internationally recognized leader in 
the development and marketing of educational software for schools and 
homes across the nation. The Learning Company was recognized by Forbes 
Magazine in 1992 as one the ``best small companies in the world.''
  Reece Duca continues to pursue his passion for educational excellence 
through his involvement with UCSB and Stanford University, and his 
continuing role as an investor and advisor to start-up companies in the 
field of education and educational technology. One of his new companies 
is GlobalEnglish.com, an Internet-based educational technology company 
that delivers English instruction to 115 countries around the world.
  I have known Reece as an active member of the Santa Barbara 
community. He is a person who acts on his principles and makes a 
lasting contribution to the success of those ideals. I also know Reece 
as a committed husband and father, who has been able to draw upon the 
wisdom and insights of his wife and children to improve his businesses 
and advance his goals.
  Reece Duca prefers to describe his recognition as a ``half of a'' 
Lifetime Achievement Award, and knowing his as I do, I am confident 
that there is much more achievement left in this remarkable persons 
life. I consider the opportunity to represent him in Congress to be a 
great privilege.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in extending congratulations to Mr. Reece 
Duca for all of his exceptional accomplishments.

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