[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 141 (Wednesday, October 8, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2023]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING DR. ANNAMARIE ROEPER

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 8, 2003

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer my congratulations to Dr. 
Annamarie Roeper, a beloved educator, innovator, school administrator, 
and model global citizen.
  After Annamarie and her husband, George, fled the horrors of 
Holocaust in Germany, they set out to provide a safe place for children 
to grow and become intelligent, sensitive contributors to society. 
Arriving in the United States in 1941, they founded the Roeper School 
in Detroit, which expanded to include additional schools in Bloomfield 
Hills and Birmingham. For over forty years, these two noted German 
scholars ran the Roeper City and Country School which became a well-
known school for gifted children.
  The school's unique curriculum is based on Dr. Roeper's evolving 
philosophy that growth and learning is driven by a child's inner self, 
not just intellect. In nurturing children's creativity, Dr. Roeper 
challenges students to respect inherent dignity, value differences, and 
develop a global sense of the world around them.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in applauding Annamarie 
Roeper, who will celebrate her 85th birthday with many of Roeper's 
students, faculty and friends on October 12th at the Upper School in 
Birmingham. Her vision for educational excellence and her dedication to 
foster socially responsible citizens is her legacy to the school she 
founded.

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