[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 129 (Thursday, September 23, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1731]
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                      HONORING ELIZABETH LORENTZEN

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 23, 2010

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Elizabeth 
Lorentzen of Decorah, Iowa as the recipient of the Art Educators of 
Iowa (AEI) 2010 Outstanding High School Art Educator award for her 
dedication to her students and art. She will receive the award on 
October 2, 2010 at the AEI conference in Sioux City, Iowa.
  Elizabeth is currently an art teacher at Decorah High School and has 
been teaching art for 39 years. In addition to high school art, she has 
taught art education classes at Luther College and drawing classes 
through Decorah/Northeast Iowa Community College's Continuing Education 
Program.
  Over the years, Elizabeth has maintained deep relationships with her 
students by taking interest in their successes and challenges. She is 
known to use her lunch break to help students who are having 
difficulties in completing a project. It is because of Elizabeth's 
passion that many of her students have chosen to pursue a career in art 
or art education.
  Elizabeth has received the Luther College Partners grant eight times, 
was the 2008 Decorah Walmart Teacher of the Year, and she is the winner 
of two McElroy grants. Two of her students have won the Fourth 
Congressional District art competition and had their work hung in the 
U.S. Capitol for a year.
  Elizabeth Lorentzen is an incredible teacher, and her dedication to 
her profession and to her students should make every Iowan proud. It's 
an honor to represent her and the people of the Decorah Community 
School District in the United States Congress, and I know that my 
colleagues in the House join me in congratulating Elizabeth on this 
well-deserved award and thanking her for her dedicated service to her 
community and America's youth.

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