[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 18, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E492-E493]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO EVELYN M. DIXSON

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 18, 2003

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of the Honorable Evelyn M. 
Dixson in recognition of her dedication to her community and her 
enormous contribution to her church.
  Evelyn is a member of the Cornerstone Baptist Church, President of 
the Cornerstone Baptist Church Federal Credit Union, and Chairperson of 
the Board of Directors of Cornerstone's Sandy F. Ray Senior Housing. 
Always involved in efforts to improve her community, Mrs. Dixson is a 
past president of the Brooklyn Club of the National Association of the 
Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. She also served two 
four-year terms as the organization's president, which had never been 
done in the history of the organization. Presently, she is an advisor 
to the Club.
  Evelyn is a former member of the Board of Directors of Elected 
Officials of New York State and a charter member of the Stuyvesant 
Heights Lions Clubs International. The club made her a Melvin Jones 
Fellow, the highest honor one can achieve as a member of the 
Foundation.
  Evelyn was one of the founding members of the Committee for Medgar 
Evers College and is a member of the Bridge Street A.W.M.E. Community 
Advisory Board. The Pratt Area Community Council honored Mrs. Dixson by

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naming one of its affordable housing projects in 1994, ``The Evelyn 
Dixson Houses,'' which are seven newly rehabilitated buildings in 
Brooklyn.
  In recognition of her many contributions and her participation in the 
improvement of the Bedford Stuyvesant community, she has received 
numerous awards, including the Thomas S. Boyland Award for leadership 
and commitment to the cause of Black Americans from the New York State 
Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, Inc. She was also 
honored by Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden with a Certificate 
of Achievement for outstanding leadership and service. Other awards 
include the National Association of Negro Business and Professional 
Women's Clubs' Sojourner Truth Award, the Salvation Army's Humanitarian 
and Service Award, and the Key Women of America's Church Woman of the 
Year award.
  Evelyn has also been honored by the Medgar Evers College Women's 
Center, Lions and Lioness Clubs, Friends of Shaw University, the 
National Council of Christians and Jews, and the Council of Churches of 
the City of New York.
  A former teacher, she also studied at Bank Street College in New York 
City and at the New School for Social Research in New York City, 
specializing in Early Childhood Education. Evelyn was also an executive 
administrative assistant for the Taxi and Limousine Commission of New 
York City. One of her most outstanding accomplishments of her 
professional career was being elected to eight consecutive two-year 
terms as State Committeewoman (District Leader) of the 56th Assembly 
District. She was also a delegate to the 1980 National Democratic 
Convention.
  Mr. Speaker, with her numerous awards and professional memberships, 
Evelyn M. Dixson has shown that she is clearly dedicated to her 
community. As such, she is more than worthy of receiving our 
recognition today and I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring this 
truly remarkable woman.

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