[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 117 (Monday, September 9, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATED SERVICE OF VICKIE B. MULLINS TO NORTHWEST 
                                FLORIDA

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 9, 2013

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
service of Vickie B. Mullins upon her retirement from UF/IFAS Santa 
Rosa County Extension as the 4-H Agent for Youth Development. For over 
forty years, Mrs. Mullins has served the Gulf Coast community, and I am 
privileged to recognize her success and myriad achievements.
   From a very young age, Mrs. Mullins has called Northwest Florida 
home. Born in Andalusia, Alabama, Mrs. Mullins and her family moved in 
1955 to Pensacola, Florida, where she graduated from Woodham High 
School and Pensacola Junior College. She continued her studies at 
Florida State University, receiving both a bachelor's and master's 
degree in Home Economics Education. Upon graduation, Mrs. Mullins 
performed post graduate work at Mississippi State University and the 
University of Mississippi.
   Leading up to her career as a 4-H Agent, Mrs. Mullins served the 
Gulf Coast in numerous capacities. She worked in the Escambia County 
School System from 1972 to 1973, taught in the Amory and Nettleton 
School Districts, served as the Mississippi State Board of Health 
Nutritionist, and directed and taught the Nettleton First Baptist 
Church Weekday Early Education Program. She was also an adjunct 
instructor at Pensacola Junior College and the University of West 
Florida and the Culinary Arts Instructor at Locklin Vocational 
Technical School 1993-1997, where she was selected as the Locklin 
Teacher of the Year. In 1973, Mrs. Mullins joined the Escambia County 
Extension Service and became the first Expanded Food and Nutrition 
Education Program Youth Agent in Escambia County. She later joined the 
Mississippi Extension Service in 1979, and in 1997, Mrs. Mullins joined 
the UF/IFAS Santa Rosa County Extension, where she has served the last 
fifteen years as a 4-H Agent.
   If there is one common thread sewn throughout her professional 
career, it is Mrs. Mullins' passion and dedication for bettering the 
lives of those around her. The positive impact Mrs. Mullins has made on 
the lives of our Nation's youth is unquestioned, and it is evidenced by 
the numerous accolades she has earned over the years. These include the 
Florida and National Extension Distinguished Service Award, the Florida 
and National Extension Meritorious Service Award, the Regional and 
National Power of Youth Award, the State, Regional, and National Beyond 
Youth Leadership Award, and the National 4-H Program of Distinction 
Award.
   Mr. Speaker, I extend my gratitude to Vickie Mullins for her years 
of dedicated service to Northwest Florida. She is an inspiration to 
those around her, and we in Northwest Florida are blessed to have her 
as part of the community. My wife Vicki joins me in wishing Vickie; her 
husband Dan; their three children Katie, Sarah, and Jackson; and their 
entire family all the best for continued success.

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