[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 160 (Thursday, November 6, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING JOYCE McCULLUM

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 6, 2003

  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great woman and public 
educator, Ms. Joyce McCullum, for her 36 years of dedicated educational 
service to the community. Today, Ms. McCullum retires from her position 
as a teacher and administrator in the Oakland Unified School District 
in California.
  B. Joyce Garrett McCullum was born to Willie Garrett and Rosa M. 
Jones in Pineland, Texas. She graduated from Vernon High School in 
Leesville, Louisiana, and earned a bachelor's degree in vocal music 
education from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was 
then appointed to a Ford Foundation Fellowship and received a master's 
degree in music from Holy Names College in Oakland, California.
  In September, 1967, Joyce McCullum began her educational career with 
the Oakland Public Schools as a teacher at Lockwood Elementary School, 
and continued at Hoover Jr. High, Lowell Jr. High, Roosevelt Jr. High, 
and Marcus A. Foster Middle School. She served as an administrator at 
Marcus Foster Middle School, Hoover Elementary School, E. Morris Cox 
Elementary, and then taught some more at Havenscourt Jr. High and 
Verdess R. Carter Middle School.
  Ms. McCullum was predeceased by the late Reverend James T. McCullum, 
Sr., Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church for 32 years. She is also the 
proud stepmother of James T. McCullum, Jr., and grandmother of four 
grandchildren, and a surrogate mother to many. Joyce has been Director 
of Youth at New Hope Baptist Church, part of the Home and Foreign 
Mission District Association, and youth counselor for the California 
State Baptist Convention, Inc. Youth and Young Adult Auxiliary.
  She has been actively involved in community services, having served 
as a life member of the NAACP, as President of the Oakland Alliance of 
Black School Educators, a life member of the National Association of 
Negro Musicians (NANM) and the Golden Gate Branch of NANM. She is also 
a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Alpha Nu Omega 
Chapter, the Oakland Education Association, United Administrators of 
Oakland, and the Oakland Music Educators Association.
  Finally, as we honor Ms. McCullum today, I want to thank her for 
being an exemplary role model, administrator, and teacher. I take great 
pride in joining the students of Oakland, Ms. McCullum's family, 
friends and colleagues to recognize and salute the accomplishments and 
contributions of B. Joyce Garret McCullum and wish her an exciting and 
gratifying retirement.

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