[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 171 (Tuesday, December 11, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2252]
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   TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH M. CARKENORD OF THE L'ANSE CREUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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                          HON. DAVID E. BONIOR

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 11, 2001

  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize Mr. Joseph 
Carkenord as he retires from nearly 50 years of service to the L'Anse 
Creuse Public Schools. Mr. Carkenord has been a teacher, administrator, 
and Board of Education Member in the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools for 
nearly 50 years, and today marks the end of an era of dedication to the 
school district.
  Raised in Indiana, Mr. Carkenord attended Ball State University, 
where he completed a Bachelor of Science degree in 1950. It was then 
that his teaching career began. Soon thereafter, Mr. Carkenord accepted 
a position at South River Elementary School in the L'Anse Creuse School 
District. This began a remarkable career of devotion to education and 
public service in Michigan. By 1955, Mr. Carkenord had earned a 
Master's degree and was appointed Principal of the elementary school.
  In 1959, while still Principal at South River Elementary, Mr. 
Carkenord became the Director for Special Education in the district 
until 1969. At the same time, he served as Director of the L'Anse 
Creuse Summer Program. He also served as Principal of the Neil E. Reid 
Elementary School.
  During his tenure, Mr. Carkenord has had the pleasure of serving as 
President of the Macomb County Elementary Principal's Association, on 
the Michigan Principal's Board of Directors, and on the L'Anse Creuse 
Board of Education, as President and Treasurer. Although Mr. Carkenord 
has exhibited tireless support for public education, his commitment is 
just as strong. He and his wife Joann have resided in the L'Anse Creuse 
community for over 35 years. Their daughter and son, Barbara and Dr. 
David Carkenord are graduates of L'Anse Creuse High School North. We 
all expect his retirement not to diminish in way his continued 
commitment to the L'Anse Creuse Public Schools and its school board on 
which he serves.
  It has been a privilege to our community to have Mr. Carkenord 
demonstrate leadership and commitment to public education and the 
L'Anse Creuse School District. I ask that my colleagues join me in 
celebrating Mr. Carkenord's retirement after nearly 50 years of public 
service to his community.

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