[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 19, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E376]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHING

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                          HON. JOHN E. SUNUNU

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 19, 2002

  Mr. SUNUNU. Mr. Speaker, I rise to the floor today to honor some very 
important people in the lives of New Hampshire's children--teachers.
  I am proud to recognize the accomplishments of nine recipients of the 
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. 
These nine recipients are now candidates for the national award.
  Like all teachers, they are hard working and dedicated to their 
students. They instill curiosity and drive to explore ideas and 
concepts that will help their students in the classroom and throughout 
their academic pursuits.
  The teachers are recognized for their professional performance and 
for significantly improving their students' understanding of science 
and mathematics.
  The recipients are science and math teachers in elementary, middle, 
and high schools from all across New Hampshire. I applaud each one of 
them for their hard work.
  In science, the recipients are: Deborah Morill Bates, of Bluff 
Elementary School, in Claremont; Laura Elise Dreyer, of McKelvie Middle 
School, in Bedford; Diane Barbara Savage, of Nashua Senior High School, 
in Nashua; and Dennis Paul Vienneau, of Moultonborough Academy, in 
Moultonborough.
  In mathematics, the recipients are: Catherine Stavenger, of Memorial 
Elementary School, in Bedford; Janet Christina Valeri, of Mt. Pleasant 
Elementary School, in Nashua; Terry Reginald Bailey, of Pinkerton 
Academy, in Derry; Catherine Brownrigg Burns, of McKelvie Middle 
School, in Bedford; and Dianne Jaye Klabechek, of Belmont Middle 
School, in Belmont.
  On behalf of your students, your schools, and your state, I salute 
you.

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