[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 144 (Monday, December 1, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1665-E1666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MS. JOSEPHINE LUCEY

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                         HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 1, 2014

  Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Josephine Lucey. As 
a school board member from the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD) 
and the 2014 President of the California School Boards Association 
(CSBA), she has fought fervently to provide students in her community 
and throughout the state of California a high quality education.
   Ms. Lucey is being honored for her immeasurable contributions to 
ensuring sound public education policies for her community and across 
the State of California. On December 13, 2014, Josephine's efforts will 
be recognized by her peers at the CSBA Annual Education Conference and 
Trade Show in San Francisco, California.
   Ms. Josephine Lucey has championed bond and parcel tax measures to 
increase public education funding for both her local elementary and 
high schools. Her educational and community leadership roles include 
the Hoffmann Award Chair for the Santa Clara County School Boards 
Association, the Santa Clara Education Coalition, and the Santa Clara 
County Committee on School District Organization. Moreover, utilizing 
her experience in mechanical engineering and the aerospace industry, 
she contributed to the flight safety and mission success of the Space 
Shuttle flight STS-54, for which she was awarded the ``Silver Snoopy'' 
by the shuttle crew.
   As President of the CSBA, Ms. Josephine Lucey has held various 
leadership positions on the CSBA's committees and councils. She chairs 
the CSBA's Business and Education Advisory Council and is a member of 
the Cities Counties Schools Partnership's Board of Directors. In 
addition, she represents the CSBA at education-related events 
throughout the state and country.
   Mr. Speaker, I commend Ms. Josephine Lucey for her years of 
dedication and commitment to the California School Boards Association 
and to education. Her contributions have left a lasting legacy, which 
will benefit the lives of our students today, and in the future.

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