[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 85 (Thursday, June 7, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1010-E1011]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         IN RECOGNITION OF THE SUFFIELD HALL OF HONOR INDUCTEES

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 7, 2012

  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend my sincerest 
congratulations to the six distinguished graduates of Suffield High 
School who were inducted into the Suffield Foundation for Excellent 
Schools' 2012 Hall of Honor on May 18, 2012. The Hall of Honor is a 
highly competitive program established to put the spotlight on 
graduates of Suffield High School who have achieved noteworthy success 
in their careers in very diverse endeavors. It is no coincidence that 
such an impressive group came from Suffield High School, a school that 
actively recruits high quality teachers and staff members. The town of 
Suffield itself has a proud tradition of supporting the high quality 
learning environment at Suffield High School, which has been essential 
to its success. The Hall of Fame is a part of that effort. It seeks not 
only to celebrate past graduates but also seeks to give students who 
are presently enrolled or who will be enrolled, inspiration and role 
models for their own studies and future careers.
  Mr. Charles R. Waterman is a nuclear power and turnaround expert, who 
served as President of Electro Mechanics, Sensor Engineering, and 
Delas-Weir. Ms. Robbi Gorman D'Allessandro is a writer of stage and 
screen plays, and founded the Artist's Donor Initiative to encourage 
artists to donate blood and bone marrow. Mr. James Remington currently 
serves as the Lieutenant Commander of the U.S. Navy and has supported 
U.S. missions in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Afghanistan, and Iraq. 
Mr. Toby J. Moffett, Jr., served four terms as Congressman for 
Connecticut's Sixth District and now serves as chairman of

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the Moffett Group, a government relations and consulting firm. Mr. 
James Chapdelaine is a famed musician as well as a film and television 
composer, and he has received 12 Emmy Awards and numerous Addy Awards. 
Mr. Ted W. Beneski is a renowned financier and was a founding principal 
of Carlyle Management Group and chair of his own foundation, the Ted 
and Laurie Beneski Foundation. Additionally, the Hall of Honors 
recognized Ms. Mary Anne Kelly Zak for ``Excellence in Education.'' Ms. 
Zak taught in the Suffield Public School system for over 20 years and 
served as an adjunct English professor at the University of 
Connecticut.
  These inductees have earned a place in the Hall of Honors through 
exemplary contributions to their respective fields. Again, I ask my 
colleagues to join me in applauding their accomplishments.

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