[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 41 (Tuesday, April 4, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E511]
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      RECOGNIZING DELL ROVANSEK AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE CARE AWARD

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                             HON. TOM DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 4, 2006

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dell 
Rovansek of Fairfax, Virginia, upon receiving the Commonwealth Academy 
Recognition for Educators (CARE) Award.
  The CARE award presented by Commonwealth Academy of Alexandria, 
Virginia honors outstanding educators who work to enhance the lives of 
their students. This year's honorees are recognized for their 
unrelenting work to enhance the lives of the students they serve. Dell 
Rovansek, a second grade teacher at Bonnie Brae Elementary School in 
Fairfax, Virginia, is honored for her work in promoting academic 
achievement for all in the spirit of the No Child Left Behind Act.
  Ms. Rovansek has been teaching for twenty-one years, and has 
extensive experience working with special needs students. She is 
originally from Wadley, Alabama, and received her B.S. in Education 
from Auburn University and her master's in Education from George Mason 
University.
  Ms. Rovansek has been teaching in the Fairfax County Public Schools 
for the past fifteen years, and she calls teaching her ``calling.'' She 
says, ``I have the opportunity to directly impact children's lives, 
hopefully in a very positive way. Even at my level, early childhood 
education, I feel a great obligation to prepare children for future 
challenges, academic and social. I want children to walk into my 
classroom and feel safe and happy.''
  Ms. Rovansek has traveled extensively as the wife of an Army officer. 
She calls living in Hawaii and Korea ``great adventures.'' She and her 
husband have a daughter, Kelly, and a son, Joey.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in applauding Dell Rovansek and 
congratulating her on this distinguished achievement.

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