[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 68 (Tuesday, May 5, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1062-E1063]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING DR. EDWARD G. BOEHM, JR., AND REGINA E. BOEHM, 
RECIPIENTS OF THE 57TH ANNUAL AMERICANISM AWARD FROM B'NAI B'RITH AMOS 
                 LODGE NO. 136, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 5, 2009

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Dr. Edward 
G. Boehm, Jr., and his wife, Regina E. Boehm, of Lackawanna County, 
Pennsylvania, who have been selected to receive the 57th annual 
Americanism Award from the B'nai B'rith Amos Lodge, No. 136, of 
Scranton Pennsylvania.
  Dr. and Mrs. Boehm are worthy recipients of this prestigious award 
because each of them has worked for many years to contribute to the 
communities in which they have lived.
  Dr. Boehm is president of Keystone College, LaPlume. He previously 
held positions at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia; Texas 
Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas; and American University, 
Washington, DC.
  Dr. and Mrs. Boehm are both active members of the Scranton area 
community. Dr. Boehm's leadership and accomplishments have been 
profiled in the University of Michigan's CASE study entitled, 
``Keystone College: Renaissance and Transformation'' and in the book, 
``Power Thinking: How the Way You Think Can Change the Way You Lead.''
  Regina Boehm holds a degree from the Pennsylvania State University 
and she studied at the University of Maryland and Texas Christian 
University. Her career included management, education, and nutrition. 
She is a graduate of the Executive Series of both Leadership Lackawanna 
and Leadership Wilkes-Barre.
  She is a recipient of the Junior League of Scranton Roseann Smith 
Alperin Award, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council Boy Scouts of 
America ``Salute to Northeastern Pennsylvania Women'' award and she was 
also honored by the Scranton Times Tribune newspaper.
  Mrs. Boehm has been active on the Northeastern Pennsylvania 
Philharmonic Board, past president of the Philharmonic League of 
Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Boys and Girls Club of Scranton, Wyoming 
County United Way, the Northeast Theater, the Garden Exchange, ACT 101 
Advisory Board, the Spouses Task Force of the Council of Independent 
Colleges and she is currently on the board of the Scranton Community 
Concerts. She also served as chairperson of the Waverly Antiques Show 
and the Philharmonic League's Antiques Show and Sale.
  Dr. and Mrs. Boehm also served as co-chairs of the 2003-2004 United 
Way campaign for Lackawanna County.

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  Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Dr. and Mrs. Boehm on 
the occasion of this well-deserved honor. Their commitment to their 
community is an example and an inspiration to others and has greatly 
improved the quality of life in northeastern Pennsylvania.

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