[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 22, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7866-S7867]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                      COMMENDING DUDLEY SPOONAMORE

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I wish to congratulate and 
recognize a distinguished Kentuckian, Dudley Spoonamore, a Boyle County 
High School teacher, who was recently named the 2009 Kentucky 
Engineering and Technology Education Teacher of the Year.
  The Kentucky Engineering and Technology Education Teacher of the Year 
award, bestowed by the Kentucky Engineering and Technology Education 
Association Leadership Committee as well as fellow Technology Education

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teachers from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is the highest honor 
given to State educators in the field of technology education. Each 
year it is awarded to individuals who provide exceptional learning 
opportunities in the area of technology education to students and 
professionals.
  Students in Mr. Spoonamore's engineering and technology lab are 
exposed to an innovative and hands-on approach to teaching engineering 
design principles. Building a robot, assembling electrical circuits, 
and experimenting with CO2 cars in wind tunnels are just an 
example of what Mr. Spoonamore's students participate in each school 
year.
  This month, Mr. Spoonamore will be honored at the Kentucky 
Association for Career and Technical Education Leadership and Learning 
Conference in Louisville, KY.
  Additionally, Mr. Spoonamore is a recipient of this year's Teacher 
Excellence Award by the International Technology Education Association, 
which was presented to only 39 individuals across the United States.
  Mr. Spoonamore has proven himself to be an exemplary teacher, 
changing the way teachers teach and how students learn. He is an 
inspiration to the citizens of Kentucky and to teachers everywhere. I 
wish him luck on all of his future endeavors.

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