[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 65 (Wednesday, May 9, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E737-E738]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING A CHAMPION OF LITERACY AND PUBLIC SERVICE, MRS. SHIRLEY MORGAN

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 9, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor a true 
champion of literacy, Mrs. Shirley Morgan. Mrs. Morgan serves as 
librarian at Madison Shannon Palmer High School in Marks, Mississippi. 
She is the wife of Elton Morgan, mother of one daughter, the second of 
twelve siblings and a 26-year resident of Crenshaw, Mississippi.
  Shirley is a graduate of Grambling State University where she 
received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. She has also received her 
certification in Library Media Science from Delta State University in 
Cleveland, Mississippi, which allowed her to further her career as a 
teacher consultant with Mississippi Valley State University Writing 
Project and serve as a mentor for new teachers. Mrs. Morgan has also 
worked as Site Coordinator with the North Delta 21st Century Community 
Learning Center's after school tutorial program for the Quitman County 
School District.
  Mrs. Morgan believes reading is a tool of empowerment and a lifelong 
skill that increases one's ability to learn. She encourages reading at 
all levels, so much that she urges pregnant women to read to their 
unborn children with hopes of increasing their learning capabilities.
  In addition to her commitment to education, Mrs. Morgan has a firm 
commitment to public service. She formerly served as Alderwoman for the 
Town of Crenshaw for 4 years and volunteers extensively with the 
Crenshaw Interested Community Builders, Inc., Food Bank of Crenshaw and 
the Tri-County Workforce Alliance in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
  Mrs. Morgan is also active in her church, New St. John Missionary 
Baptist Church, where she serves as church clerk and Sunday School 
Superintendent.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask our colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. 
Shirley Morgan as a committed educator, public servant, mother and 
wife.

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