[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 73 (Friday, June 9, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1096-E1097]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING ELIZABETH LODAL IN RETIREMENT

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                             HON. TOM DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 9, 2006

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Elizabeth Lodal, who is retiring after 40 years of service to Fairfax 
County Public Schools.
  Mrs. Lodal, the principal of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science 
and Technology, studied math and physics at Rice University. She began 
her career as an english and history teacher; later, she was the 
principal of Joyce Kilmer Middle School and Langston Hughes Middle 
School. After her tenure in the middle school system, she served as the 
principal of McLean High School for 10 years. She will be retiring this 
August, which comes 6 years after she came out of retirement to lead 
Thomas Jefferson High School at the behest of Daniel Domenech, the 
former supervisor of Fairfax County Public Schools.
  Mrs. Lodal has received numerous accolades, which are all testaments 
to her dedication to this community. In 1998, she received the 
Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma

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mater, Rice University. In addition, she has received the McLean 
Chamber of Commerce President's Award as the Outstanding Chamber Member 
and she was awarded the Rabbi Richard Sternberger Social Justice Award 
for combating racism, bigotry and prejudice in Northern Virginia.
  Mrs. Lodal is dedicated to all aspects of the county. She serves on 
the Board of Trustees of the Washington Opera and she is active in the 
American Boychoir School and Vinson Hall, a Navy, Marine, and Coast 
Guard retirement community. She lobbied for the renovation of McLean 
High School in the 1980s. She maintains a strong sense of duty to all 
students, as she will continue to fight for women's involvement in the 
math and sciences during her retirement.
  Our students are our number one resource. Mrs. Lodal has dedicated 
her life to ensuring that they are given the opportunity to achieve 
success. Over the past 40 years in Fairfax County, she has made a 
lasting impact on thousands of students. She will continue her 
remarkable career by representing Virginia as a delegate to the 
Education Commission of the States.
  Mr. Speaker, in closing, I ask my colleagues to join me in applauding 
Elizabeth Lodal and congratulating her retirement after a distinguished 
career.

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