[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 145 (Tuesday, December 2, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1700]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF DR. JERI PHEIFER

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                          HON. MARC A. VEASEY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 2, 2014

  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the honorable 
public service of Dr. Jeri Pheifer as she retires from her position as 
Superintendent of the Everman Independent School District.
  Dr. Pheifer was appointed Superintendent of Schools in 2004, after 
serving the Venus and Albany Independent School Districts. Under her 
tenure with Everman Schools, the district has thrived and provided 
quality education for the thousands of children who attend class each 
day. Most notably, under Dr. Pheifer's leadership the Everman Joe C. 
Bean High School Graduation Class of 2013 achieved a one hundred 
percent graduation rate. Her tireless work to improve and strengthen 
Everman schools has not gone unnoticed. Earlier this year Dr. Pheifer 
worked with Tarrant County College to open its newest Early College 
High School. Partnerships like these work to provide students, who 
likely would not otherwise consider attending college, an opportunity 
to earn a high school diploma and an associate's degree at the same 
time.
  Over the past 35 years, Dr. Pheifer has worked tirelessly in the 
field of education. She has served as a teacher and administrator for 
public and private schools, serving students from pre-Kindergarten 
through the university level. These positions exemplify Dr. Pheifer's 
dedication to not only the community she currently serves, but to the 
State of Texas and its citizens. Dr. Pheifer received her Bachelor of 
Arts and Master of Education degrees from Abilene Christian University 
and her Doctor of Education degree from Texas Tech University.
  It is an honor to recognize Dr. Pheifer on the occasion of her 
retirement from over three decades of contributions to Texas 
communities.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to please join me in recognizing Dr. Jeri 
Pheifer's dedicated service to the Everman Independent School District 
and the State of Texas.

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