[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 132 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S11186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO CAROLE KELL OF COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA

 Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, today I wish to pay tribute in the 
Record of the Senate to my friend Carole Kell, who is a great Georgian, 
a great American, and a great citizen of Cobb County. Next week Carole 
will be honored by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce as the East Cobb 
Citizen of the Year for her many contributions to the quality of life 
in Cobb County, GA.
  Carole has a long and distinguished record as an educator in Cobb 
County, where she has lived for over 40 years. During her career, she 
served as the principal of Dickerson Middle School and Hightower Trail 
Middle School. I believe education is the most important thing we can 
provide for our children and for our country's future, and I commend 
Carole for her dedication to the success of her students over the 
years.
  Carole also has a long history of community involvement in my 
hometown of Marietta, GA, where she is a well-respected and dedicated 
leader. Although Carole has retired from the workforce, she has not 
``retired'' from her commitment to her community. Hopefully, she never 
will.
  Carole is a longstanding member of the board of directors of the Cobb 
YMCA and the Business Education Steering Committee of the Cobb Chamber 
of Commerce. She is the chair of the Committee for Election of the Cobb 
County Commission and chair of the Wellstar Cancer Council.
  Carole also serves on the advisory board for Johnson Ferry Community 
Bank of the South, the Cobb and Douglas Board of Health, and the Cobb 
and Douglas Community Services Board. In addition, she is a member of 
the Cobb County Republican Women's Club and a board member of the Cobb 
Boys and Girls Club as well as a member of the Citizens Advisory 
Committee for Kell High School, which is named after her late husband.
  Carole was an active member of Marietta Baptist Church, where she 
taught Sunday School for children, sang in the adult choir, and helped 
with the children's choir. She is currently a member of Johnson Ferry 
Baptist Church. Carole has also raised funds over the years for the 
American Cancer Society, the Leukemia Society, and the American Heart 
Association.
  It gives me a great deal of pleasure and it is a privilege to 
recognize on the floor of the U.S. Senate the contributions of Carole 
Kell to Cobb County and the State of Georgia.

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