[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 8, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E166]
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                       HONORING GWENDOLYN E. BOYD

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                             HON. AL GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 8, 2011

  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it was my privilege to have 
participated in the 22nd Delta Days, an annual Legislative Conference 
held in our Nation's capital today by the distinguished service 
organization, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
  It is also my honor, during this Black History Month, to recognize a 
trailblazer in academia and a role model for thousands of Black women, 
the Honorable Gwendolyn E. Boyd. Due to her accomplishments both in the 
classroom and in the community, she was recently appointed by President 
Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate as a Member of the 
Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in 
Education Foundation. Ms. Boyd was sworn in to this position by Senator 
Barbara Mikulski.
  Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd is a native of Montgomery, Alabama. She was 
educated in public schools and received a four-year scholarship to 
attend Alabama State University where she graduated summa cum laude 
with a B.S. degree in Mathematics with a double minor in Physics and 
Music. Additionally, Ms. Boyd was the first African American to earn a 
Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yale University.
  Gwendolyn Boyd is an engineer and the Executive Assistant to the 
Chief of Staff at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics 
Laboratory. She was appointed by the President of Johns Hopkins 
University as Chair of the Diversity Leadership Council, a position she 
has held since 2001. Ms. Boyd is a member of the Capital City Chapter 
of The Links, Inc., a Life Member of NAACP, the Alabama State 
University Alumni Association and the Association of Yale Alumni, as 
well as a participant in various engineering organizations for 
minorities.
  From 2000-2004 Gwendolyn Boyd served as the 22nd National President 
of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., an international service sorority 
with over 200,000 members in over 950 chapters throughout the world. 
She currently serves along with Patricia Lattimore, former Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Administration and Management, as the Sorority's 
National Social Action Co-Chair. Very active in ``giving back'' and 
helping promote an agenda for the positive growth and development of 
our youth, Ms. Boyd uses her many talents and skills to the benefit of 
the community. This includes freely sharing her time while she 
encourages their interests in careers in math, science and engineering 
and in their overall success.
  It is my honor to recognize this accomplished woman and commend her 
many achievements.

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