[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 63 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E895]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




A WELL DESERVED TRIBUTE TO BENNETT CAREER INSTITUTE'S BRIGHTEST SHINING 
                       STAR, MS. BRENDA C. ARNOLD

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                         HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2006

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Ms. 
Brenda C. Arnold, one of Bennett Career Institute's most dedicated, 
compassionate and qualified instructors. I applaud Ms. Arnold for all 
that she has done over the years to nurture, motivate, and instill 
confidence in the students who have crossed her path. In her own 
special way she touches the lives of so many daily.
  Mr. Speaker, Ms. Arnold is indeed the human catalyst at Bennett 
Career Institute who stimulates the cosmetology students in a very 
unique and special way. While encouraging the students to maximize 
their greatest potential, Ms. Arnold lets them know that she expects 
nothing but the best that they have to offer. Because of Mr. Chett 
Bennett, Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Arnold, Freshman Instructor, and 
other qualified and dedicated instructors, the Bennett Career Institute 
has grown over the years in leaps and bounds. The opportunities and 
exposure that this Institute provides to its students is unsurpassed.
  Mr. Speaker, I have learned that Bennett Graduates who have taken 
instruction under Ms. Arnold, in past years eagerly return to Bennett 
Career Institute to pay tribute to her and to express their gratitude 
for the positive ways that she touched their lives. They return 
frequently to Bennett Career Institute to say ``thanks'' to Ms. Arnold 
for her role in enhancing their quality of life.
  Mr. Speaker, in addition to the experience at Bennett Career 
Institute, Ms. Arnold has provided instruction and held management 
positions at various other Institutions in the District of Columbia. 
She has worked as a Manager at Jazzmin's Hair Gallery; a Sales 
Representative with Barry Fletcher Products; as an Instructor with 
Parvane Institute of Esthetics; as an Instructor with the District of 
Columbia Beauty Academy; as a Freelance Stylist and Consultant with 
Added Attraction; as an Educational Therapy Assistant with the District 
of Columbia Public Schools--Central Diagnostic Placement Center; and as 
a Director and Instructor with Image Makers Beauty Academy.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my Congressional Colleagues in the United States 
House of Representatives to help me pay tribute to this bright star, 
Ms. Brenda C. Arnold, for rekindling the life of so many of our young 
citizens who, but for her, may have gotten distracted and gone astray 
joining the ranks of far too many others who are still searching for 
direction and their station in life.
  Mr. Seaker, I wish God's continued blessings upon Ms. Brenda C. 
Arnold, Mr. Chett Bennett, other members of the Faculty, Administrative 
Staff and the student body of Bennett Career Institute.

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