[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 66 (Friday, May 13, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E900]
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                     HONORING CHARLES RUTLEDGE III

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                            HON. GEOFF DAVIS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 13, 2011

  Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. 
Charles Rutledge, III, a Mathematics Content Specialist with the 
Kentucky Department of Education in Northeast Kentucky.
  Mr. Rutledge was recently selected by President Barack Obama to 
receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and 
Science Teaching.
  This award is recognition of Mr. Rutledge's achievement and 
dedication during more than a decade in the education field. Before 
joining the Kentucky Department of Education, he was a teacher for 10 
years at Prichard Elementary School in Grayson, Kentucky where he 
taught mathematics, second grade and third grade.
  Mr. Rutledge was recognized by the President for his hands-on 
teaching style that brings math to life for his students and helps them 
to recognize numbers as representations of values, and not merely 
symbols.
  Today, as we celebrate the accomplishments of this exceptional 
Kentuckian, it is my hope that others are inspired by his hard work and 
perseverance.
  I urge the House to join me in commending Charles Rutledge for his 
time and devotion in teaching and helping the youth of the Commonwealth 
of Kentucky.

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