[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 2 (Thursday, January 6, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E35]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


        HONORING ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN IOWA FALLS, IOWA

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 6, 2011

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the achievement of 
Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa for the success of its 
agriculture program. This program was designed by assistant professor 
of agriculture Kevin Butt, and it was selected on December 1, 2010 at 
the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) convention in 
Las Vegas, Nevada to receive the National Association of Agricultural 
Educators Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Agricultural Education 
Program Award.
  Kevin designed the agriculture program at Ellsworth Community College 
shortly after he began working there in 2004. The goal of this program 
is to not only provide students with theoretical and scientific 
knowledge about agriculture, but also to provide those students with 
hands-on opportunities and situations where they can apply that 
knowledge. Through the implementation of this program, Kevin has 
succeeded in helping these students to develop their communication, 
leadership, and citizenship skills, all of which will be beneficial to 
their careers in agriculture and to their futures as civic-minded 
citizens.
  The NAAE, which began in 1948, is a nationally-renowned organization 
that promotes agricultural education and the professional growth of 
agricultural teachers. Every year it selects six different programs, 
one in each of its six regions, to receive this award. Kevin's program 
at Ellsworth Community College was selected from the third region, 
which includes the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, 
South Dakota, and Nebraska.
  I commend Kevin Butt and Ellsworth Community College for their 
unwavering commitment to providing quality education to their students 
in the field of agriculture. I know my colleagues in the United States 
Congress will join me in congratulating them for their selection to 
receive this award. I wish them the best of luck in the future.