[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 44 (Thursday, April 18, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E580-E581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO MRS. HELEN FREDERICK

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 18, 2002

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mrs. Helen 
Frederick of Florence, South Carolina. Retiring after thirty years of 
service, Mrs. Frederick is being recognized for the contributions she 
has made to the higher education community in the State of South 
Carolina.

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  Mrs. Frederick began her career in 1957 as Secretary to the Registrar 
at Lander University. In 1960, she began working part-time in order to 
raise her children. Over the next thirteen years, she divided her time 
between family and career; and in 1973 she rejoined Lander's full-time 
staff. Less than ten years later, in 1981, Mrs. Frederick was promoted 
to Assistant to the President and Director of Alumni Relations. In 
addition to the duties she encountered with these new positions, Mrs. 
Frederick also coordinated the activities of the thirty-six member 
Lander Board of Visitors.
  In 1984, Mrs. Frederick moved to Florence to join the staff of 
Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC) as Executive Assistant to 
the President. She served FDTC's Commissioners with an unbridled 
enthusiasm that secured her tenure through the leadership of five 
different Presidents of FDTC. Mrs. Frederick's dedication earned her 
the title of Director of External Relations in 1994. With this 
promotion she had oversight over all of FDTC's Public Relations, 
Marketing, FDTC Education Foundation, Alumni Relations, and Print Shop. 
After these many years of service, Mrs. Frederick is entering a well-
deserved retirement, and looks forward to spending more time with her 
husband and their five grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my colleagues join me in honoring 
Mrs. Helen Frederick, an outstanding South Carolinian whose dedication 
to helping those in higher education has touched the lives of countless 
students and a number of administrative staffs. I congratulate her on 
her retirement and wish her good luck and Godspeed.

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