[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 56 (Friday, April 15, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E735]
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                   A TRIBUTE TO ELIZABETH REDENBAUGH

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                           HON. MIKE McINTYRE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 15, 2011

  Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Elizabeth 
Redenbaugh, of Wilmington, North Carolina, who has been named an 
honoree of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. On May 
23,2011, Mrs. Redenbaugh will be recognized for standing up to racial 
and socioeconomic segregation perceived in the New Hanover County 
school system.
  The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation will be presenting the award. 
Caroline Kennedy, the President of the Foundation, has said of Mrs. 
Redenbaugh: ``She boldly challenged the citizens of her community to 
preserve quality public education for all of New Hanover County's 
children regardless of race.'' In light of these acts, the foundation's 
committee saw fit to bestow upon Elizabeth Redenbaugh what is generally 
seen as the highest honor available to United States public servants.
  As well as serving on the New Hanover County School Board, Mrs. 
Redenbaugh practices as an attorney with Redenbaugh & Risser, PLLC. So 
committed is she to public service that she serves as a member of 
Parsley Elementary School's Site Based Management Team and PTA Board of 
Directors and also as a member of the New Hanover County Council of 
PTAs' Executive Board. Her tenacious efforts in Southeastern North 
Carolina are those of a true leader utterly dedicated to the betterment 
of local education, and her community as a whole.
  Mrs. Redenbaugh's personal courage and political courage are to be 
congratulated. Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me in recognizing a 
local heroine, whose principled efforts in the face of robust 
opposition might serve as an example to us all. Let us celebrate a 
noble public servant, soon to be the recipient of an award intent on 
decorating those who choose principle over partisanship, a quality we 
should all strive to emulate for the good of the United States.

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