[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 102 (Wednesday, September 6, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1405]
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        TRIBUTE TO DR. LARRY WYMAN McCOY OF THE SHOALS, ALABAMA

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                    HON. ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER, JR.

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 6, 2000

  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
intellectual treasure of my district, Dr. Larry McCoy of Northwest-
Shoals Community College. Dr. McCoy has excelled in all facets of 
academia. As a student, he cultivated a love of learning through his 
time at the University of Alabama, Athens College and Nova University. 
His almost 40 year career in education includes positions all across 
the state of Alabama as a teacher, coach, athletic director, Dean of 
Admissions and President of a college. He served as Dean of Admissions 
before becoming Dean of Student Development at Athens State from 1983 
to 1987. Dr. McCoy began his time in the Shoals at Muscle Shoals 
Technical College but under his leadership and with his keen vision and 
by adding programs and consolidating campuses, the Technical College 
grew to become today's thriving Northwest-Shoals Community College with 
campuses in Muscle Shoals and Phil Campbell.
  His distinguished reputation as an academian is supported by the 
numerous presentations he has made to groups such as the National 
Managers Association and the National Conference on Teaching Excellence 
and his position as co-editor of the Alabama College System 
Professional Development News.
  Dr. McCoy has served as a role model for his students for nearly 
forty years. He has always upheld the position of the scholar athlete 
coaching 9 All-American and 17 All-State football players. He has been 
named Alabama AAA State Coach of the Year and was inducted into the 
Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.
  In additional to his exceptional professional contributions to our 
area, Dr. McCoy has given of himself and his talents serving as 
President of the Rotary Club of Sheffield and President of the Chamber 
of Commerce of the Shoals. He has also served as Chairman of the Board 
of Trustees of the Medical Center Shoals and the Chairman of the Board 
of Directors of the Shoals Economic Development Authority among many 
others.
  Throughout his life, Dr. McCoy has set a great example of how one 
person can make a huge difference in his community. I want to 
congratulate him on his well-deserved retirement. I understand his 
family and friends are gathering tonight to celebrate his service to 
the school at a dinner in his honor and I join them in wishing him the 
best. On behalf of the people of Alabama's 5th Congressional District, 
I commend him for his tireless efforts for the students of Northwest 
Alabama.

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