[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 22, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H2900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATING MATTHEW MADDOX

  (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to follow 
the gentleman from Indiana, the subcommittee chairman of K-12, because 
I'm going to recognize a leader in our K-12 community in Illinois.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Matthew Maddox for being named 
the VFW National Citizenship Education Elementary Teacher of the Year.
  Matthew is a fifth-grade teacher at Columbus Elementary School in 
Edwardsville, Illinois, and he was selected as the Teacher of the Year 
from among 60,000 other teachers for his dedication to education, 
innovative teaching style, and resource development.
  In the classroom, Matthew has made it a commitment to recognize the 
sacrifices made by our Nation's veterans by regularly inviting veterans 
to visit and share their stories to help make history much more 
relevant to his students.
  In addition to being an educator, Matthew has proudly served our 
country in the Illinois National Guard's 445th Chemical Company since 
July 2011, and has enrolled in officer training school at Camp Lincoln 
in Springfield, Illinois.
  Far too often, our Nation's educators do not deserve the credit and 
recognition they deserve. So I am proud to stand here today to 
congratulate Matthew Maddox for the work he does in the classroom, and 
also to thank him for his service to our country.

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