[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 65 (Thursday, April 30, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1038]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO DR. TOM RENZE

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 30, 2009

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize and congratulate Dr. 
Tom Renze, Principal of Woodbury Elementary School in Marshalltown, 
Iowa, on receiving the Dr. Carmen P. Sosa Leadership Award.
  The Dr. Carmen P. Sosa Leadership Award recognizes administrators who 
exhibit outstanding leadership and advocacy for English language 
learners. Woodbury School has a dual language program and helps 
students learn English or Spanish as a second language.
  Dr. Renze credits the award and success of the dual language program 
to the efforts of and support from the teaching staff and parents of 
the school's students. This award comes at a special time for Dr. 
Renze, who is retiring at the end of the 2009 school year.
  I know my colleagues in the United States Congress join me in 
thanking Dr. Renze for his work with the dual language program and 
service to the Marshalltown Community School District. I consider it an 
honor to represent Dr. Renze and his family in Congress, and I wish him 
the best in his future retirement.

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