[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1246]
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                    IN RECOGNITION OF DR. RHEA PAUL

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 21, 2009

  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Dr. Rhea Paul, a 
resident of Milford, Connecticut, for her lifetime of dedication to the 
improvement of quality-of-life for children who suffer from language 
and significant developmental disorders, for serving as a teaching 
professor who has mentored hundreds of undergraduate and graduate 
students, and for contributing extensively to the research in autism 
and language disorders as she prepares for her investiture as President 
of the Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
  Dr. Paul currently serves as a Professor at the Edward Zigler Center 
in Child Development and Social Policy within the Yale University 
School of Medicine, where in 2008 she became the first woman in her 
field to be awarded a Yale professorship. She has published over 70 
papers in refereed journals and her textbook, Language Disorders from 
Infancy Through Adolescence: Assessment and Intervention, is considered 
the gold standard by scholars, clinicians and students alike.
  Dr. Paul, who specializes in autism studies and preliteracy 
development, has been the recipient of numerous awards in recognition 
of her enormous contribution to the field of Speech Communication 
Disorders including the Millar Award for Faculty Excellence in 1988, an 
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Fellowship in 1991, the 
Editor's Award from the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 
in 1996, and the Faculty Scholar Award from Southern Connecticut State 
University in 1999. She is the widow of Dr. Charles Isenberg, who 
passed away in 1997, and the proud mother of three grown children.
  Today, I would like to recognize Dr. Rhea Paul as she begins her term 
as leader of Connecticut's professional association of speech-language 
pathologists, audiologists, and professional affiliates. I am truly 
proud that such an accomplished woman resides in my Congressional 
District, and grateful for the energy and advocacy Dr. Paul 
demonstrates on behalf of children with communication disorders and 
their families. I offer my best wishes to her and the Connecticut 
Speech-Language-Hearing Association in their future endeavors.

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