[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 150 (Wednesday, November 17, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1955]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING DR. JULIA A. HEATH FOR BEING RECOGNIZED AS THE 2010 
CARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING TENNESSEE PROFESSOR 
                              OF THE YEAR

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                            HON. STEVE COHEN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 2010

  Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Julia A. 
Heath, University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business and Economics 
professor, for being recognized as the 2010 Carnegie Foundation for the 
Advancement of Teaching Tennessee Professor of the Year. Professors 
bestowed this award have demonstrated dedication to undergraduate 
teaching based on their impact on and involvement with students, their 
scholarly approach to teaching and learning, their contribution to 
undergraduate education in the institution, community and profession, 
and their support from colleagues, current and former undergraduate 
students.
  Dr. Heath has contributed greatly to the Fogelman College course 
selection. She developed several new courses including `The Economics 
of Sports' and `Men, Women and Work.' She is in the process of 
developing an Economics and Law course that will be added to the 
department's elective rotation in spring 2011. Professor Heath 
developed and taught a Ph.D. Teaching Seminar for the teaching 
assistants in the College where she would tape each student and provide 
individual feedback.
  Professor Heath has worked diligently to advance financial literacy 
for school children across the state of Tennessee. Serving as the 
director of the Center for Economic Education at the University of 
Memphis, she initiated the Smart Tennessee program which has provided 
financial literacy instruction to elementary, middle and high schools 
across the state. In recognition of her dedication to financial 
literacy, she was named Educator of the Year by The Institute for 
Financial Literacy, receiving its Excellence in Financial Literacy 
Education Award.
  This most recent award will be added to her already impressive list 
of honors. In addition to being named Educator of the Year, Dr. Heath 
was the winner of the 2010 University of Memphis' Distinguished 
Teaching Award. She received the 2008 Elzinga Award by the Southern 
Economic Association--the economic discipline's highest recognition of 
teaching excellence. Dr. Heath is also the recipient of The Thomas W. 
Briggs Teaching Excellence Award, the Teaching Excellence Fellowship 
and has been named Senior Fellow for Redefining Progress.
  Dr. Julia Heath has represented the University of Memphis Fogelman 
College of Business well. Her hard work and dedication to teaching and 
higher education has been recognized by University of Memphis president 
Shirley Raines, her colleagues and by many across the nation. Madam 
Speaker, I ask the House to join me in congratulating Dr. Julia Heath 
on being selected as the 2010 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement 
of Teaching Tennessee Professor of the Year.

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