[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 186 (Thursday, December 6, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2523]
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                        HONORING LARRY HENDRICK

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                             HON. RON LEWIS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 6, 2007

  Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. 
Larry Hendrick, a resident of Hardin County, Kentucky. On December 12, 
2007, Mr. Hendrick will receive the National Association of 
Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Teacher of the Year award for a region 
that includes Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, and 
Ohio.
  Mr. Hendrick was raised on a farm in Breckenridge County, Kentucky. 
He began his teaching career in 1978 at East Hardin High School. His 
first job included instructing Vietnam veterans as part of a co-op 
farming program. In 1990, Hendrick began his tenure at Central Hardin 
High School, where he continues to work today.
  The NAAE Teacher of the Year award is given to an agricultural 
educator who has demonstrated the ability to involve students in work-
based learning projects and a willingness to promote local agriculture 
programs. Mr. Hendrick is a Future Farmers of America advisor at 
Central Hardin High School. He was previously recognized in 1995 as the 
National Young Farmer Advisor of the Year.
  It is my great pleasure to honor Larry Hendrick, before the United 
States House of Representatives on his selection as the National 
Association of Agricultural Educators Teacher of the Year. I 
congratulate him on this achievement and thank him for his commitment 
to educating Kentucky's students.

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