[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1209]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO DR. ANGELIA MARIE ROBERTS-WATKINS, ED.D OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 20, 2009

  Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to and recognize 
Dr. Angelia Marie Roberts-Watkins on the occasion of being awarded the 
Doctorate in Education from the Chicago State University. This degree 
is particularly noteworthy in that the Educational Leadership Doctoral 
program at Chicago State is a newly created program and as such Dr. 
Roberts-Watkins holds the distinction of being the first recipient of a 
Doctoral degree in the 142-year-old history of this academic 
institution.
  An authority in middle school philosophy, Dr. Roberts-Watkins' 
dissertation was entitled ``Crossroads to the Middle School Movement: 
Are Teachers In Step with the Tenets and Practices of the National 
Middle School Association?'' She is a former middle school teacher and 
served as Middle School Manager for the Chicago Public School system. 
Dr. Roberts-Watkins has also worked as a Teacher-In-Residence on an 
U.S. Department of Education Middle School Teacher Quality Enhancement 
(MSTQE) grant program and has presented at national conferences on 
middle level education.
  A 1981 graduate of Mundelein College, Dr. Roberts-Watkins also holds 
an M.Ed in Educational Administration and a M.S. in Criminal Justice 
and Corrections from Chicago State University. She is a Visiting 
Lecturer at Northeastern Illinois University and an Administrator at 
Illinois State University.
  Madam Speaker, I am grateful to have known this outstanding Educator 
for nearly two decades and I want to encourage Dr. Angelia Marie 
Roberts-Watkins to continue demonstrating the passion, perception and 
power necessary to allow this nation's citizens, both young and old, to 
meet the demanding needs of a global society.

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