[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 73 (Thursday, May 15, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO MARY CAMPBELL OF SPRING ARBOR, MICHIGAN: OUTSTANDING 
                                EDUCATOR

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                            HON. NICK SMITH

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 15, 2003

  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mary 
Campbell, an outstanding educator and Professor at Spring Arbor 
University, who has served the youth of the 7th Congressional District 
and the State of Michigan for over 30 years.
  Mrs. Campbell's career has truly spanned the spectrum of education. 
Her career started in a one-room schoolhouse in Miltonville, KS, in 
1960. She has also taught in South Bend, IN and Syracuse, NY before 
coming to Michigan. Her career in education in Michigan started at 
Concord Elementary School. After nine years teaching at the elementary 
level, Mrs. Campell moved to Concord Middle School, where she taught 
for 15 years.
  Her love of learning lead her to try new and innovative means of 
teaching and reaching her students. Mrs. Campbell always kept abreast 
of the latest in educational research and methods. She was an early 
proponent of team teaching and active learning experiences. She 
initiated student-led parent teacher conferences at Concord Community 
Schools, and made sure that her class was about learning and held 
herself and her students accountable for the goals she set. She was a 
positive influence in the learning community.
  Mrs. Campbell has often expressed her affection for middle school 
students. She understands the difficult transition from childhood to 
adolescence, and took an active role in trying to help her students 
learn to cope with the difficulties in their lives. She often took the 
time to help prepare her students for real life situations, from 
teaching students how to dance to help allay their fears the first time 
they participated in a school dance, to making a presentation in front 
of an audience during a student-led conference.
  As a Professor at Spring Arbor University, Mrs. Campbell provides 
inspiration and reallife experience to the future teachers there. Her 
influence will prepare them to be successful, innovative, and effective 
teachers as well.
  It is fitting, then, that she has been recognized by her peers as the 
College Educator of the Year by the Michigan Association of Middle 
School Educators. As an educator, a professor and a friend, Mrs. Mary 
Campbell has consistently demonstrated integrity, leadership, and a 
lifetime love of learning. It is for those reasons that I rise to honor 
her today.




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