[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 81 (Tuesday, June 2, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        IN HONOR OF BILL KYSOR'S 40 YEARS OF TEACHING EXCELLENCE

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 2, 2009

  Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. Bill 
Kysor's 40 years of teaching at St. Mark's School of Texas. I am proud 
to represent St. Mark's in the 32nd Congressional District of Texas.
  For forty years, Mr. Kysor has inspired young men and fostered their 
artistic capabilities and appreciation. During his tenure, Mr. Kysor 
has taught Middle School art and Upper School Art Elements, Painting, 
and Sculpture, but he is best known for his Ceramics class.
  In addition to his work in the studio, Mr. Kysor has introduced 
scores of boys to the wonders of the outdoors during Middle School 
campouts and the annual Pecos Wilderness Trip. Playing his beloved 
drums, he co-sponsors the Blues Club. Mr. Kysor also has the 
distinction of being the only ``Honorary Member of the Science 
Department,'' an honor awarded to him as thanks for creating the 
ceramic Periodic Table of the Elements that graces the Cecil and Ida 
Green Science Building.
  In 2006, Mr. Kysor escorted his student, Jason Sanford as he received 
a Presidential Scholar in the Arts award for his command of the art of 
ceramics.
  Mr. Kysor was appointed to the St. Mark's faculty on August 28, 1969, 
after receiving his M.A. from Southern Methodist University. He is an 
icon at St. Mark's, and I admire him for continuing to teach even after 
reaching his forty-year milestone. I wish Mr. Kysor all the best.

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