[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 116 (Thursday, September 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1865-E1866]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO MS. ELOUISE ASHFORD COLEMAN

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 15, 2005

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a friend and 
fellow South Carolinian, Ms. Elouise Ashford Coleman. After 35 years of 
tireless dedication to the students of South Carolina, Ms. Coleman is 
celebrating her retirement on Saturday with friends and family.
  Ms. Coleman received her early public school education in Fairfield 
County, graduating from McCrorey-Liston High School in 1966. She then 
matriculated at Vorhees College, receiving a Bachelors of Arts in 
Mathematics in 1970. Ms. Coleman began her educational career shortly 
thereafter. First, as a math teacher at Winnsboro High School in 
Fairfield County, and later, as a math teacher at Columbia High School, 
in Columbia, South Carolina. She taught at Columbia High for 19 years, 
during which time she received a Master's degree in Education from the 
University of South Carolina.
  Ms. Coleman left the classroom in 1994 upon accepting the position of 
Assistant Principal at Columbia High School. It is from this position 
that Ms. Coleman is retiring after serving as an administrator for 11 
years. She will be sorely missed as she begins her well deserved 
retirement.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join me today in honoring 
Ms. Elouise Ashford Coleman. She has given of her time and talents for 
35 years as an educator in my home state. The contributions she has 
made to her community and to the educational system will leave lasting 
impressions on the lives she has touched. I wish her continued success 
and Godspeed.

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