[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 27 (Thursday, March 4, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E306]
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                     IN HONOR OF SISTER JUNE FAVATA

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 4, 2004

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sister June Favata 
for her years of service and dedication to the young women of Saint 
Vincent Academy in Newark, New Jersey. Sister Favata was honored at the 
Celebration of the Life of Monsignor Geno Charles Baroni luncheon on 
Tuesday, November 25, 2003, at the North Ward Center in Newark.
  Sister June Favata has been a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth 
for 42 years, dedicating most of her time and focus to the education of 
young women at Saint Vincent Academy. Sister Favata began her career at 
Saint Vincent Academy as an English teacher in 1969. After years of 
hard work and innovative thinking, she became program director of the 
Administrative team in 1978, and assumed the position of administrative 
director in 1985.
  For over 30 years, Sister Favata has helped to establish several 
interdisciplinary programs at Saint Vincent Academy, focused on 
preparing students for the rigors of college by promoting self-
discipline, personal responsibility, and enhancing academic skills and 
work ethic. Sister Favata, along with other colleagues, spearheaded the 
Students-in Community Program, a tool used to integrate social 
responsibility with formal education. It is an opportunity for students 
to learn of the underlying causes of social issues, while volunteering 
and helping out their respective communities.
  Sister June Favata has received several awards for her dedicated 
service to the City of Newark and Saint Vincent Academy, such as the 
Distinguished Secondary School Teacher Award in the State of New Jersey 
from Princeton University; Community Leadership and Service Award from 
Saint Benedicts Preparatory School; and the Miracle Maker Award from 
the United Way of Essex and West Hudson.
  Sister Favata is a life-long New Jersey resident, and received her 
bachelor's degree in English from the College of Saint Elizabeth and 
her master's degree in Communication Art from the University of Notre 
Dame.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Sister June Favata 
for her dedicated and tireless service to her community and for 34 
years of outstanding leadership to the students of Saint Vincent 
Academy of Newark.

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