[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 69 (Friday, May 24, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO DR. VIRGINIA CAROL DEMCHIK

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 23, 2002

  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join 
me in paying tribute to and congratulating Dr. Virginia Carol Demchik 
of Shepherdstown, West Virginia who has been honored by the West 
Virginia Academy of Science as Science Teacher of the Year.
  The West Virginia Academy of Science is an organization meeting and 
working with professional associates in Biology, Chemistry, Computer 
Science, Geology, Mathematics, Mining, Physics, Psychology and 
Education, History and Philosophy of Science and Social Science. It is 
a corporation chartered by the authority of the West Virginia 
legislature for the advancement of scientific knowledge and the 
promotion of scientific work in West Virginia. In receiving the coveted 
Science Teacher of the Year Award, Dr. Demchik has accomplished no 
small feat.
  Dr. Demchik received her BA from Fairmont State College and her MA 
and Ed.D from West Virginia University. Based on summer grants she has 
received, Dr. Demchik has attended the College of Graduate Studies at 
the University of Maryland, American University, East Carolina 
University, University of Iowa and Shepherd College.
  In honor of Dr. Demchik's hard work, dedication and commitment to her 
students and community, I ask my friends in Shepherdstown, and my 
colleagues here in the nation's capital to join me in recognizing May 
23, 2002 as a day of celebration and recognition for Dr. Virginia Carol 
Demchik.

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