[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 4, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H4882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING TEXAS TEACHERS OF THE YEAR

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to 
spotlight several distinguished teachers from the Third Congressional 
District of Texas.
  Great teachers nurture our country's best hope for tomorrow, our 
children. Children may be a fraction of our society, but they are 100 
percent of our future. These educators go beyond the call of duty and 
selflessly make our children better and make Texas a better place to 
live.
  These are the teachers of the year from the third district: from 
Allen, Texas, Nancy Jung and Joyce Carson; from Garland, Michael 
Robertson; from McKinney, Sharon Guynes and Betty Rutledge; from Plano, 
Marilyn Caruthers and Roxanne Burchfiel; from Princeton, Janice 
Bohannan and Diane Talley; from Richardson, Lisa Cunningham and Rick 
Urbanczyk; and from Wylie, Doug Grether.
  It is outstanding teachers like these who strive for excellence and 
make a difference in the lives of our children. They are heroes for our 
children, for America, for our freedom, for our future. God bless all 
of them. I salute our teachers all over the country.

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