[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 14, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H2546-H2547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     COMMENDING THE LILLY ENDOWMENT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from Indiana (Ms. Carson) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend the Lilly Endowment for 
its exceptional commitment to Indianapolis and to the State of Indiana.
  Recently, the Lilly Endowment announced the winners of its 2007 
Teacher Creativity Fellowships. The result of this endowment's effort 
is a program that will enable 129 teachers, principals, guidance 
counselors, and school librarians from all over Indiana to take the 
time to gain insight into new cultures, to explore subjects that 
intrigue them, and to just get away and bring back refreshed 
perspectives to share with their students.
  The endowment has been successfully funding such programs for 20 
years now. The class of 2007 includes nine recipients from public and 
private schools across the State who were selected as ``distinguished 
fellows'' of the program and received up to $25,000. The remaining 120 
recipients each received an $8,000 grant for their activities.
  The distinguished fellows feature of the program was introduced last 
year by the Lilly Endowment. A limited number of grants were available 
for creative renewal projects that would provide additional financial 
support and the possibility of time away from the classroom. As a 
result of this innovative feature, each selected teacher received up to 
$25,000. A separate grant of up to $25,000 was available to the 
teacher's school district to cover the costs of a replacement teacher, 
if necessary.
  The winning creative renewal projects will send Indiana educators to 
study Indian culture by visiting Punjab, India; practice service 
learning by volunteering in Calcutta, Belfast, reservations in South 
Dakota, Haiti, and Mississippi; and interviewing street children in 
Latin America. But whether they travel to the Arctic or Mongolia, they 
will return to their Indiana schools carrying new cultural insights, 
full of new adventures and wisdom to share with their students.
  Sara B. Cobb, the Lilly Endowment Vice President for Education, 
summarized the effort when she said, ``Once again, we are thrilled at 
the response to this popular program. Good teaching requires a high 
degree of energy and motivation. We regularly hear that these renewal 
experiences have helped hard-working Indiana educators regain their 
enthusiasm for their profession.''
  So, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House, I want to commend the Lilly 
Endowment for doing such a great thing for Indiana and the education 
system. Good teaching does require a high degree of energy, motivation, 
and inspiration. I would add, ``Good corporate neighboring requires a 
commitment to a corporate vision for a better community and the will to 
invest its resources to achieve that vision.''
  I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to the Lilly Endowment and its 
CEO, and indeed a good neighbor to Indiana. Thank you very much.

    Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program 2007--$25,000 Fellowship 
                               Recipients


                      Indianapolis Public Schools

       Arsenal Technical High School, Karen Beck, ``Service 
     Learning: The Example of Mother Teresa''--travel to Calcutta, 
     Belfast, the Rosebud and Pine Ridge reservations (South 
     Dakota), Haiti and Mississippi to do volunteer service; 
     conduct interviews in Maryland and Washington in preparation 
     for creating service learning program at Tech; volunteer with 
     local agencies.
       Juvenile Learning Center School No. 459, Robert Masbaum, 
     ``Street Children of Latin America and Human Rights''--visit 
     Mexico, Colombia, Nicaragua, Honduras and Panama to study and 
     interview street children; prepare a documentary, curriculum 
     guide and exhibit about children's rights.

     Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program 2007--$8,000 Fellowship 
                               Recipients

       Archdiocese of Indianapolis (private), St. Joan of Arc 
     School, Susanna L. Abell, ``Mentoring Abroad in Central 
     America''--work with promising young artist in Honduras; 
     offer an art camp for children in Honduras; create paintings.
       St. Therese Little Flower School, Lori Grant Feliciano, 
     ``Defining a Hoosier''--study the unique history and culture 
     of Indiana.
       Heritage Christian School (private), Sherryn L. Miley 
     ``Never Forget: The Holocaust''--study the Holocaust at the 
     U.S. Holocaust Museum, European concentration camps and the 
     Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Israel.
       International School of Indianapolis, Bernadette C. 
     Allamel, ``Ceramic Storytelling from Mali''--learn to make 
     pottery in Mali, from collecting the clay through firing 
     finished pieces; study cultural stories of Mali.
       Arlington High School, Kerry J. Brown (see also MSD 
     Lawrence Township) ``East Meets West''--four generations 
     return to Vietnam to gain closure from secret boat escape in 
     1977.
       Charity Dye No. 27, Sidney Allen, ``Pilgrimage to Monet's 
     Garden''--study art and horticulture in Giverny, France; 
     create a garden at school.
       Howe Middle/High School, Mary F. Nolan, ``A Linguistic 
     Immersion Amidst the French Culture''--spend time in rural 
     France completing a book; experience the culture of France.
       Jonathan Jennings No. 109, Patricia Reeves, ``Tolerance and 
     Diversity as Seen Through the Irish Eyes''--research 
     Ireland's ``Great Famine;'' introduce classroom activities 
     about immigration, racism and cultural tolerance.
       New Horizons Alternative School, Christopher L. Howey, ``A 
     Journey on the Path of the Martial Way''--study aikido and 
     jodo in Japan and Canada.
       MSD Lawrence Township, Bernard K. McKenzie Career Center, 
     Jane Davis Miller, ``The Ups and Downs in Life: Unmasking the 
     Search for Ourselves''--study history of mask-making; create 
     and use masks in therapeutic theater programs.
       Lawrence Central High School, Lan Bui-Brown (see also 
     Indianapolis Public Schools), ``East Meets West''--four 
     generations return to Vietnam to gain closure from secret 
     boat escape in 1977.
       Mary Castle Elementary School, Jan Good, ``The Joy of 
     Painting''--attend watercolor workshops; develop painting 
     skills.
       MSD Warren Township, Raymond Park Middle School, Rae Bosio, 
     ``Flamenco in Spain''--travel to Spain to study culture and 
     dance.
       MSD Washington Township, Eastwood Middle School, Douglas O. 
     Vinton, ``History Alive''--tour Germany, Italy, Greece, 
     France and Austria to explore history and culture.
       J. Everett Light Career Center, Robert Hendrix, ``Voices 
     Amidst the Mountains: A Journey into the Folklore of 
     Storytelling''--create a radio documentary on the art of 
     storytelling in the Smoky, Blue Ridge and Appalachian 
     mountain chains.
       North Central High School, Stephen J. Quigley, ``The 
     Emerald Ash Borer and the Art of Carving Ash Sticks for the 
     Sport of

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     Gaelic Hurling''--study history and cultural significance of 
     the Gaelic sport of hurling; learn to cut and carve hurley 
     sticks using ash wood salvaged from central Indiana forests 
     decimated by the emerald ash borer.
       Martha Sando, ``2007: To Russia with Love, From Moscow to 
     St. Petersburg''--view art collections in St. Petersburg and 
     Moscow; hone plein air landscape painting technique; create 
     classroom lessons on painting techniques, history and culture 
     of Russia.
       MSD Wayne Township, McClelland Elementary School, Eric Webb 
     (principal), ``Bringing My Ancestors to Dinner''--investigate 
     Clan McLeod, capture images, poetry, songs and stories of 
     Scotland.

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