[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 91 (Friday, July 14, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

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                    RECOGNIZING LAVINIA T. DICKERSON

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 13, 2000

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Lavinia T. 
Dickerson, an Executive Vice President of the Institute for Student 
Achievement, Inc., a not-for-profit organization. She is a psychologist 
and an educator with more than 20 years of experience working with 
children, youth and families in low-income communities.
  In July 1995, the New York State Board of Regents and the 
Commissioner of Education appointed her a member of the State Oversight 
Panel of Roosevelt School District. She is the principal designer of 
the Institute's academic enrichment, counseling and personal 
development school-based programs designed to help low performing 
students succeed through middle school, graduate from high school and 
go on to higher education. Chief among these programs are COMET 
(Children of Many Educational Talents) for middle school students, and 
STAR (Success Through Academic Readiness) for high school students. The 
programs help students improve their academic, and behavioral problems, 
develop good character and concept of self, improve their performance, 
and successfully finish school on time.
  A published author, whose works have appeared in both academic and 
literary journals, she also directed the San Francisco Children's 
Workshop in the Western Addition section. She has conducted workshops 
across the nation for educators, counselors, and human service 
professionals on collaborative school-based program development for 
children and at-risk youth.
  Lavinia Dickerson is a member of American Association of School 
Administrators (AASA) and serves on their Federal Policy and 
Legislative Committee. She is also a member of the Association of 
Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), the Association of Black 
Psychologists, the National Black Child Development Institute, and the 
National Alliance of Black School Educators. She also is a member of 
several community-based organization boards. She is an alumna of the 
University of Pennsylvania, the University of California at Berkeley 
and the Wharton School of Business.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and all of my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing the lifelong efforts of Lavinia Dickerson, and wish her 
continued success in her future endeavors.

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