[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 20, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E547]
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                        HONORING ETHEL C. MANGUM

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 20, 2016

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable public servant, Mrs. Ethel C. Mangum who is a native of 
Madison County. Many of her formative years were spent in the Virden 
Addition Area. She attended school at Walton Elementary and Brinkley 
High School. At Jackson State University she earned a B.S. and Masters 
degree in Social Work and Guidance.
  For twenty-eight years she has been an active member of Farish Street 
Baptist Church and its E. B. Topp Missionary Circle.
  Mrs. Mangum has done extensive volunteer work which included: 
teaching and reading at Powell Middle School; serving as Co-Chairperson 
of Lake Hico Eubanks Creek Neighborhood Association; working as an HIV/
AIDS educator for the American Red Cross; working with children to 
prevent teenage pregnancy; and motivating them toward moral and 
academic excellence.
  Mrs. Mangum has been a ``first'' in opening opportunities for others 
by becoming the first African-American woman to hold a professional 
position at Baptist Children's Village; the first African-American 
woman to work for Michael Baker, Jr., Inc. Consulting Engineers; and 
for SCAN (Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect). She was one of two 
females who integrated the lunch room at St. Dominic's Hospital.
  Mrs. Mangum currently strives for excellence in the community through 
her position as Administrative Assistant for Ward 3.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. Ethel 
C. Mangum for her dedication to serving others.

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