[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 78 (Friday, May 23, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1076-E1077]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING JOHN MILBURN

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 22, 2003

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my friend and 
constituent, John Milburn, his retirement from the Meadows School in 
Las Vegas.
  John was born in Waga Wag, Australia. He moved to the United States 
in 1961 to attend the University of Oregon. John was the first 
Australian to be recruited for a college basketball team. John became a 
United States Citizen in 1990.
  After completing his undergraduate work and a Masters in Education at 
the University of Oregon, he moved to Nevada and became at teacher at 
Boulder City High School. He spent 30 years at Boulder City High, 
teaching Physics, Chemistry, AP Physics, and AP Chemistry.
  He coached the boys basketball team for 28 years at Boulder City High 
School, and led them to 8 State Championships. John was honored this 
year by being inducted in the Boulder City Coaches Hall of Fame.
  John left Boulder City High School to become a teacher at the Meadows 
School in Las Vegas. He is now retiring after having spent

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10 years at the Meadows school teaching AP Physics and coaching the 
girls basketball team.
  John Milburn is a wonderful teacher, athlete, and citizen. I am 
honored to join his wife Christine, his students at Meadows and Boulder 
City High School, and all Nevadans in congratulating him on his 
exceptional career.

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