[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 4, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CONGRATULATING MUSIC EDUCATOR KENT KNAPPENBERGER

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                             HON. TOM REED

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 4, 2014

  Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Westfield Academy and Central School educator, Kent Knappenberger on 
receiving the Music Educator Grammy Award. Mr. Knappenberger, a middle 
school and high school music teacher in Westfield, New York, was 
recently announced as the inaugural winner of this prestigious award.
  Mr. Knappenberger, who holds a Master's Degree from the Eastman 
School of Music in Rochester, New York, accepted the award on January 
25th in Los Angeles, California at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & 
Nominees Reception with his wife, Nannette, and children in attendance. 
Kent was selected from over 30,000 initial nominations from all 50 
States.
  The Music Educator Award was created this year to bring attention to 
the lasting impact that teachers can have on their students both in and 
out of the classroom. Mr. Knappenberger is a world-class example of an 
educator whose 25 years of experience has had profoundly positive 
impacts on students' lives. In fact, Kent was nominated for this Grammy 
Award a total of three times--twice by former students and once by a 
former student's mother. This is a fitting example of the impact he has 
on the local community and his students' lives.
  I once again congratulate Kent Knappenberger on receiving this Grammy 
Award and wish him continued success at Westfield Academy for many 
years to come.

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