[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 109 (Friday, July 26, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FEATURED IN THE US AIRWAYS MAGAZINE

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                         HON. G.K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 26, 2013

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to extend my personal 
congratulations to North Carolina Central University for being 
recognized in the August 2013 edition of the US Airways Magazine.
  As a graduate of NCCU and its law school, I am excited to see NCCU 
featured in a magazine seen by thousands of travelers every day. It 
provides a great opportunity to feature the exciting things happening 
at our nation's historically minority serving institutions.
  Founded by visionaries, our nation's HBCUs have given generations of 
students a sense of their heritage, history, and their valuable place 
in the American narrative. They have produced many of our nation's 
leaders in business, government, academia, and the military.
  In this piece, US Airways recognized the legacy of learning that has 
contributed great minds to our country like Booker T. Washington, Dr. 
Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. George Washington Carver, and the 
Honorable Thurgood Marshall.
  From the founding day in 1910, NCCU has helped lead the way in higher 
education for African Americans in the United States. NCCU has produced 
educators and professionals who went into rural communities across 
North Carolina and trained my generation. NCCU is now recognized for 
its increasing presence in STEM-related research and recently 
introduced their new PhD program in integrated biosciences.
  Again, I applaud US Airways in recognizing our HBCUs. My Alma Mater, 
NCCU, is an institution that is a crucible of learning, where Julius 
Chambers discovered his sense of purpose that drove him to lead the 
NAACP Legal Defense Fund; where Eva Clayton was called to public 
service and became the first African American woman in Congress from 
North Carolina since reconstruction; and where a talented painter and 
professional athlete, Ernie Barnes, Jr., was empowered to inspire the 
nation with his art.
  Today and every day, I am proud to call myself an Eagle.

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