[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 35 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E307-E308]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF DR. CURTIS RAMSEY

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 5, 2012

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an acclaimed 
educator, Dr. Curtis Ramsey. Dr. Ramsey has over 60 years of experience 
in education and has served as a member of the Denton Independent 
School District (ISD) Board of Trustees for 18 years. He has taught 
internationally as a public classroom teacher, college professor, dean, 
and educational consultant.
  Dr. Ramsey has not only dedicated his life to the teaching of others 
but was equally as passionate about learning himself. Dr. Ramsey 
received his bachelor's and master's degrees from North Texas State 
University, now the University of North Texas. He received his 
doctorate from Vanderbilt University, where he was a professor of 
teacher education, and completed his post-doctoral work at Teachers 
College at Columbia University.
  Dr. Ramsey has served professionally at local, state, national and 
international levels.

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Previously, he held positions as dean of the College of Education at 
the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Professor of teacher 
education at Vanderbilt University's George Peabody College, Chair of 
Elementary Education at Kent State University, and as Distinguished 
Visiting Professor at Bir Zeit University near Ramallah in the West 
Bank of Palestine.
  He has been recognized for his contributions to the field of 
education and has been a member for 10 years on the Legislative 
Advisory Committee to the Texas Association of School Boards. In 
addition, he was a member of the North Texas Area Association of School 
Boards' executive committee for six years. In 2010, he received an 
award of distinguished service at the TASB and TASA state conference, 
and in 1996 he achieved the Master Trustee status from TASB.
  Dr. Ramsey has shared his expertise as an educational consultant and 
witness before the Texas Legislature. He dedicated hundreds of hours to 
visit and speak to legislators about many proposed bills that could 
have a direct impact on education, Texas students, and the country. His 
dedication and public service on behalf of Texas students and teachers 
has never wavered.
  Earlier this month, Dr. Ramsey announced that he will be retiring 
from the Denton ISD Board of Trustees in May. His valuable 
contributions to education and the Denton community have been 
unparalleled and his departure will leave an outstanding legacy of 
service. I am pleased to recognize Dr. Curtis Ramsey and am privileged 
to represent Denton ISD in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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