[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 149 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN RECOGNITION OF PROFESSOR DELORES STEPHENS

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 9, 2015

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to extend my 
personal congratulations to my former college professor, Dr. Delores 
Stephens of Morehouse College, upon her receipt of the Vulcan Materials 
Company's Teaching Excellence Award for the 2015-2016 academic year. 
Professor Stephens has served Morehouse College faithfully as a 
Professor of English since 1964.
  Presaging her future success in academia, Professor Stephens 
graduated as valedictorian from Spelman College, where she earned a 
B.A. in English. She went on to earn an M.A. in English and American 
Literature from Atlanta University, and a Ph.D. in English at the 
prestigious Emory University. In fact, her academic accomplishments are 
not limited to the United States. She has also received a certificate 
of completion from the University of London and a Testamur from the 
University of Exeter. Prior to teaching at Morehouse, she was a member 
of the faculty at the Atlanta School of Business, as well as Norfolk 
State University and Dillard University.
  Professor Stephens arrived at Morehouse College in 1964, and has 
since played an integral role throughout the campus. She served as 
chair of the English department for seven years, and was elected to the 
Executive Committee of the Association of Departments of English. 
Professor Stephens also served as an associate editor of the Journal of 
Negro History for many years.
  Professor Stephens' dedication to students extends beyond the 
classroom. She is a charter member of Sigma Tau Delta International 
English Honor Society, organized at Morehouse in 1976. She has been 
recognized by the national office as the Upsilon Nu Chapter's sponsor 
for twenty years. In addition, Professor Stephens has served as a 
reader for the Educational Testing Services (ETS) for AP examinations 
and for testing and validation of the SAT Writing Examination. Her 
advice and tutelage is highly sought after, and she assists by 
mentoring numerous current and former students.
  On a personal note, I was fortunate enough to be a student of 
Professor Stephens' and also to serve as a student assistant in her 
office during my freshman and sophomore years at Morehouse. I greatly 
benefited from her wise counsel and sage advice, which I carried with 
me through law school and my career, as well as throughout my time in 
the state legislature and now, in the United States Congress.
  Mr. Speaker, today I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating 
and honoring an outstanding educator and dear mentor, Professor Delores 
Stephens. I firmly believe that Professor Stephens helped lead me on 
the path that has brought me to where I am today, and she has 
charitably provided the same level of astute guidance to many who have 
come before and after me. We should all aspire to build such a prolific 
and inspirational legacy as Professor Delores Stephens.

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