[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 40 (Friday, April 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN RECOGNITION OF MARY MARANGOS AND THE PANCYPRIAN ASSOCIATION'S 
                         WOMEN'S ISSUES NETWORK

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 8, 2005

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge the achievements of 
the Pancyprian Association's Women's Issues Network (WIN) on the 
occasion of its annual Woman of the Year Award dinner dance. WIN's 2005 
honoree, Dr. Mary Marangos, is a longtime community leader and 
dedicated public servant.
  WIN was founded in 1996 to serve the Cyprian-American community, 
promote the Hellenic Cypriot culture and provide opportunities for 
future generations of Cyprian women. The organization sponsors health 
lectures, health fairs, cultural events and breast and cervical cancer 
screening for women with no health insurance. Additionally, WIN has 
worked against the Turkish occupation of Cyprus since 1974.
  This year, WIN is honoring the noted community leader and civic 
activist, Mary Marangos. Dr. Marangos has served the people of the New 
York's 14th Congressional District with distinction, providing a 
critical link between the residents of western Queens and their 
representation in the United States Congress. She has worked to gain 
access for New Yorkers to constituent services and educational and 
cultural programs in those communities. Active in numerous causes and 
community organizations, Dr. Marangos has devoted herself to the 
Women's Issues Network and other organizations that promote and protect 
the Hellenic culture.
  Dr. Marangos is a recent retiree of the N.Y.C. Public School System 
where she has served as an educator, administrator and coordinator in 
vocational and alternative high schools; additionally, Dr. Marangos 
served as a coordinator of the G.E.D. program of the Vocational 
Training Center at LaGuardia Airport. Dr. Marangos also coordinated an 
AIDS Prevention Program on the high school level, training teachers on 
AIDS prevention instruction, organizing conferences and workshops on 
the epidemic and promoting staff development on the elementary level.
  A graduate of the City's public school system, Dr. Marangos earned an 
Associate Degree in dental hygiene from Brooklyn Community College and 
a Bachelor of Science degree in dental hygiene/education from the New 
York State Education Department. Dr. Marangos went on to earn a Masters 
Degree in high school administration and supervision from Fordham 
University and a Ph.D. from Florida State University in International-
Intercultural Developmental Education under a U.S. Department of 
Education full fellowship.
  The loving and devoted daughter of Pantelis Marangos from Kalavasos, 
Cyprus and Despina Kyriacou, descendant from Lesvos, Greece and Cyprus, 
Dr. Marangos was steadfast in her devotion to her parents.
  Dr. Marangos truly exemplifies the tradition of community involvement 
that makes America the greatest nation in the world. On behalf of the 
residents of the Fourteenth Congressional District of New York, I would 
like to extend to Dr. Marangos, the Pancyprian Association and the 
Women's Issues Network my continuing respect, admiration and support.
  Mr. Speaker, I request that my colleagues join me in paying tribute 
to this wonderful organization and its 2005 Woman of the Year, Dr. Mary 
Marangos.

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