[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 27, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1963]
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    HONORING BARBARA T. BOWMAN FOR LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 27, 2005

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Barbara T. Bowman, who tonight will receive the prestigious Harold W. 
McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education. Professor Bowman is co-founder and 
former president of Erikson Institute, and currently serves as chief 
officer of the Chicago Public Schools' Office of Early Childhood 
Education.
  Along with Professor Bowman, Sharon Lynn Kagan and Ellen Moir are 
being honored during an awards ceremony at the New York Public Library. 
They have been chosen to receive the prestigious 18th annual award for 
their work in early childhood education and teacher professional 
development. They have brought academic innovation, as well as a 
tireless focus in preparing students and teachers for success.
  Professor Bowman is a lifelong proponent of higher education for 
those who teach and care for young children, and a pioneer in building 
knowledge and understanding of the issues of access and equity for 
minority children. She co-founded Erikson Institute in 1966 to educate 
preschool teachers to work with children from low-income families in 
the Head Start program. Today, largely because of Bowman's leadership, 
Erikson's educational programs reach more than 2,500 students and, 
through them, hundreds of thousands of children.
  Professor Bowman and her husband are residents of the Hyde Park 
Community in Chicago, and they are well known for their community, 
civic, and political activities. They represent the best of citizenship 
and what it means to live in a free and democratic society.
  I salute Professor Bowman and the other honorees for their 
outstanding contributions to education. These individuals have 
dedicated themselves to improving education in this country and their 
accomplishments continue to make a difference today.

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