[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1418]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN TRIBUTE TO CAROL D. SAMPLE

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                            HON. GWEN MOORE

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 9, 2008

  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Carol Sample, a compassionate community leader who is retiring after 
many years of working in the Fourth Congressional District. Carol's 
involvement in the nonprofit and economic development arena on behalf 
of all people, but especially for the needs of Native people, is truly 
impressive.
  Carol Sample is originally from a remote Ojibwe Indian Reservation 
called Turtle Mountain in northern North Dakota, near the Canadian 
border. She attended Indian boarding school in South Dakota, 
undergraduate studies at Howard, a historically black university in 
Washington, DC, and completed her graduate studies at Loretto Heights 
College in Denver, Colorado.
  Carol has worked both within and outside the system to achieve 
change, including marching with the American Indian Movement, AIM. 
Carol's employment history demonstrates her ability to successfully 
navigate within the system as well. In the over two decades that Carol 
has resided in Milwaukee, she has accomplished much. She has developed 
several programs that have become national models to address the unique 
needs of urban Indians. She sits on numerous national committees for 
the U.S. Department of Labor and is often asked to testify before 
national and local committees on the problems confronting Indians not 
residing on reservations. In addition, Carol serves on local boards 
such as the Milwaukee Area Technical College and the Milwaukee Area 
Workforce Board.
  On July 9, 2008, Carol Sample will retire from her dual role as 
executive director for the corporate agency Spotted Eagle, Inc., and as 
principal for Spotted Eagle High School. Spotted Eagle was an early 
recipient of the best practices' School-to-Work Program of the 
Department of Labor. Her well-honed management ability, program 
development, and administration skills were utilized to ensure that a 
high school based on traditional Indian values was provided for Indian 
youth in Milwaukee. As a member of the First People, she opened the 
doors of Spotted Eagle to all youth in the community and we are all 
better for it.
  Madam Speaker, for these reasons, I am honored to pay tribute to Ms. 
Carol Sample's contributions to the Fourth Congressional District. She 
has helped transform the lives of many people in our community.

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