[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 97 (Wednesday, July 14, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1368-E1369]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO KAREN GREEN

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 13, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Karen Green, 
of Aspen, Colorado. Karen is a talented teacher that motivates students 
to study our nation's history. Her dedication to learning inspires 
students in many ways, and I am privileged to acknowledge her before 
this body of Congress and this nation today.
  Karen has been an educator for twenty-two years and has also taught 
in Glenwood Springs, and Cherry Creek in Denver. This year Karen was 
the only Colorado educator to be awarded the inaugural Preserve America 
History Teacher of the Year Award. The newly established national award 
program was created by first lady Laura Bush and is co-sponsored by the 
Preserve America Foundation and Gilder Lehrman Institute of American 
History. In addition to her award Karen was also complimented with a 
one thousand dollar donation to the High School, 20 history books, 
multimedia, copies of primary documents and some meaningful works of 
literature and philosophy in original form.

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  Karen is obviously a phenomenal teacher as this is not the only award 
that she has received. Last year she was awarded the Most Inspirational 
Teacher Award and a ten thousand dollar donation from the Basalt 
community where she used to teach from 1993 to 2003. Most recently, she 
qualified for a weeklong seminar at Stanford University with Pulitzer-
Prize winning historian David Kennedy. She was one of only thirty 
teachers invited.
  Mr. Speaker, Karen Green has devoted her career to expanding the 
minds of Colorado students and her colleagues. She is a dedicated 
teacher who demonstrates a strong passion for learning and I am honored 
to recognize her accomplishments before this distinguished body of 
Congress and this nation today. Congratulations on your award Karen, 
and thank you for your many years of service.

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