[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 12, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H6241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING DR. FRED BASSETT

  Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the work 
and dedication of a great leader and great educator from northern 
Kentucky, Dr. Fred Bassett. Since 1996, Dr. Bassett has served as 
superintendent of the Beechwood School District in Fort Mitchell, 
Kentucky.
  Working as a parole and probation officer early in his career, Fred 
wondered how he could make a difference in the lives of young people 
before they got off track. He decided that the answer was in education, 
and he dedicated his life and his future to investing in children and 
future generations of this community.
  Rising through the ranks in the Beechwood School District, Fred 
served as a teacher, assistant principal and principal before being 
named to his current position of superintendent. His success is the 
fruit of his character, his commitment and his vision.
  Fred helped make Beechwood School District an institution known 
statewide as a leader in academics and as a perennial powerhouse in 
high school football. I am proud of the success he has had in helping 
our students excel both in and out of the classroom. I thank him for 
his service and wish him the best of his luck in his new career at the 
University of Cincinnati.
  Fred Bassett's leadership has planted the seeds of success in 
thousands of children which will bear fruit for our community, our 
commonwealth and our country in the decades ahead.

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