[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 35 (Monday, March 3, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E283-E284]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING ROSLYN McCALLISTER BROCK

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 3, 2008

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join 
me in honoring Roslyn McCallister Brock, vice chairman of the National 
Association for the Advancement of Colored People board of directors 
and a member of their National Board of Trustees. Roslyn will be the 
keynote speaker at the Flint Branch-NAACP's 27th annual Freedom Fund 
dinner on March 1, 2008.
  After graduating magna cum laude from Virginia Union University, 
Roslyn earned her master's degree in health services administration 
from George Washington University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of 
Management at Northwestern University. She worked with the health 
programs at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for 10 years and is currently 
the director of system fund development at Bon Secours Health System, 
Incorporated.
  Roslyn McCallister Brock is the youngest person and first woman 
elected to the vice chair position in the history of the NAACP. After 
holding several leadership positions with the NAACP, she was elected 
unanimously to this position in February 2001 at the age of 35.
  In addition to this honor, Roslyn has received substantial 
recognition for her community service. She received the Network 
Journal's 2004 ``40-Under-Forty Achievement Award''; Ebony Magazine's 
1989 ``Future Leader Award''; the 1987 Good Housekeeping ``100 Young 
Women of Promise'' Award. She

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was recognized in 2003, 2004, and 2005 as a Young Leaders Fellow for 
the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. She has been recognized 
by the nominating committee of Catholic Health Association and as 
honorary chairperson of the National Black Family Summit. George 
Washington University has presented her with the Martin Luther King, 
Jr. Medal for Human Rights and Virginia Union University has named her 
an outstanding alumna.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
honoring Roslyn McCallister Brock. Her motto is an African proverb: 
``Care more than others think is wise, Risk more than others think is 
safe, Dream more than others think is practical and Expect more than 
others think is possible.'' She embodies these words every day as she 
strives to enhance our society and bring about a better life for our 
most vulnerable citizens.

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