[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 44 (Monday, March 22, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E440]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      A TRIBUTE TO GLORIA WILLIAMS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS-

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 22, 2010

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Gloria 
Williams, who has made important contributions to education throughout 
her career in Brooklyn and internationally.
  Born and raised in the small rural village of Bartica, Guyana, South 
America, Gloria Williams hails from a large family of ten and is 
blessed with one son, Robert. She is the beneficiary of an amazing 
journey that focuses on being allowed to play a deciding role in the 
future of children's lives. Ms. Williams is currently an Assistant 
Principal of Intermediate School 292, located in East New York, 
Brooklyn.
  Gloria spent her formative years in Guyana and completed her 
secondary education in Zambia. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in 
Secondary education from the University of Guyana and began her 
teaching career in 1984. She later migrated to the United States of 
America was awarded two masters Degrees: one in Literacy Education and 
the other in Supervision and Administration from Touro College in New 
York.
  Gloria is fortunate to have found her niche in the field of education 
and has been charting courses in that arena for the last twenty-six 
years. She has held the positions of teacher, staff-developer, 
assistant-principal and principal and has made it her mission to lead 
young people in the right direction. Her passion is curriculum 
development and instruction and she works assiduously to ensure all 
students in her charge have opportunities to engage in a rounded 
productive education. Ms. Williams has been credited as being a member 
of the dynamic team that transformed Intermediate School 292 in East 
New York, Brooklyn from a struggling, failing school to one that is now 
the pride of East New York.
  Being cognizant of the struggles and sacrifices her parents endured 
to ensure her success, Ms. Williams has founded the Educating All 
Guyanese through Literacy and Education (EAGLE) foundation where she 
seeks to empower children in need. Through her foundation, Gloria 
donates school supplies to students in Guyana and conducts professional 
development sessions for teachers and other educators in the hope of 
enhancing the teaching and learning process so that ultimately, all 
benefit.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
contributions of Gloria Williams.

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