[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 127 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MELISSA FLEMING

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 2, 2007

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
Melissa Fleming who has been awarded the Curtis Garrett Scholarship of 
Jefferson County, Colorado, in the amount of $1,000. Melissa will use 
this scholarship to continue her education at the University of 
Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado.
  This is truly an incredible honor for Melissa, because this is the 
second year that she has been awarded the Curtis Garrett Scholarship. 
The selection committee for the scholarship was so impressed with 
Melissa's dedication to her degree at the University of Colorado, they 
decided to award her a second time, an unprecedented milestone in the 
history of the scholarship award.
  The Curtis Garrett Scholarship is based on two criteria that Melissa 
has fulfilled, those being a demonstrated financial need and the desire 
to pursue a career in political science or education. Melissa has 
chosen special education as her future career.
  I encourage all students at every level of education to give their 
personal best to their studies and educational pursuits; that they may 
develop a work ethic and sense of pride in their work, characteristics 
that will guide and help them through every step of their lives.
  I extend my deepest congratulations to Melissa Fleming for winning 
the Curtis Garrett Scholarship, for an unprecedented 2 years. I am 
proud of the dedication Melissa has shown in her first year of college 
and have no doubt she will exhibit the same dedication in her 
successive years at the University of Northern Colorado and to her 
future career in education.

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