[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 111 (Thursday, September 5, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1517]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




THE ROBERT BYRD HONORS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS FROM THE 6th DISTRICT OF 
                                MISSOURI

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 5, 2002

  Mr. GRAVES Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
achievements of the Robert Byrd Honors Scholarship recipients from the 
6th district of Missouri. The following students have shown dedication 
and persistence in their academic studies, and it is my honor to 
announce them as this year's scholarship award winners:
  Matt Arndt, Brianna Belke, Grant Buell, Zachariah Castle, Joseph 
Gill, Wesley Kauble, Rachel Lipanovich, Kenneth Maynes, Emily 
McClanahan, Robert Nedved, Adam Osborne, Colby Parks, Kathryn Seyboth, 
Austin Siddens, Erin Smith, Eric Sokol, Lauren Spencer, Matthew Tingler 
and Justin Wilson. Each student was awarded scholarships of up to $1500 
per year for their first four years of study at a four-year institution 
of higher education.
  The Robert C. Byrd Scholarship Program is a federally funded 
scholarship for students who show outstanding academic achievement and 
promise. The department of elementary and secondary education, in 
cooperation with the United States Department of Education, provides 
superior scholars throughout the Nation with this esteemed award. In 
order to receive the scholarship, students must be a resident of 
Missouri and attend a public or private school within the State, be 
accepted for enrollment at a four-year institution of higher education, 
rank in the top 10% of their high school graduating class and score in 
the top 10% of the national percentile on the ACT test. It is my honor 
and privilege to have 19 of these scholars residing in the 6th 
district.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring these exceptional scholars 
for their dedication to and achievement in their academic studies.




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