[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 14 (Thursday, February 14, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO WALLACE E. GOODE, JR.

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 13, 2002

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my 
constituent, Mr. Wallace E. Goode, Jr., who will be awarded the 
Franklin H. Williams Award by the U.S. Peace Corps this month.
  Most Americans visualize the Peace Corps as groups of student 
volunteers working in the ``developing world.'' A far away world dogged 
by poverty and disadvantagement, a place we only visit through somber 
images of undernourished children and devastated villages on 
television.
  However, the developing world is not necessarily that remote. In 
fact, it may reside within our own borders. Wallace Goode fully 
understands this, as Executive Director of the Chicago Empowerment Zone 
and an individual with a solid record of serving and helping in areas 
that need it most. Mr. Goode has a crucial role in the revitalization 
effort, as he manages the push for community self-sustainability for 
distressed neighborhoods in Chicago.
  The Peace Corps mission pinpoints ``to help; to learn; to teach'' as 
core duties.
  Mr. Goode learned as a student at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, IL, a 
grad student at the University of Vermont and as a doctoral candidate 
at Loyola University while studying Educational Leadership and Policy 
Studies.
  Early in his career of helping and giving, Mr. Goode served as 
Director of Rural Development in Central Africa, Community Development 
Field Officer in the Solomon Islands and Trainer for the U.S. Peace 
Corps.
  Furthermore, he helped to teach others as a Dean at Allegheny College 
in Meadville, PA, Assistant Dean of Students at the Illinois Institute 
of Technology in Chicago, IL, and a Manager at International 
Orientation Resources (IOR) teaching fellow managers and executives how 
to approach business with other cultures and cross-cultural conflict 
resolution.
  Today, he continues to advance the Peace Corps legacy of civic 
service by addressing Chicago's Empowerment Zone revitalization 
initiatives, of economic empowerment, affordable housing, public 
safety, cultural diversity, Health and Human Services, and Youth 
futures.
  Each year, the Franklin H. Williams Award honors the outstanding 
leadership contributions that Peace Corps volunteers of color have made 
in the area of community service. And I can't think of a better, or 
more deserving recipient, and that is most likely how the Chicago Area 
Peace Corps Association felt when they nominated him.
  Mr. Speaker, seldom do we get to sing the praises of individuals 
whose hard work and positive deeds improve the world. Thanks to the 
Peace Corps, Mr. Wallace Goode's inspiring example will not be unsung.

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