[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E720-E721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO TYRA PENTON

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 17, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Tyra Penton, of Bedford, Iowa for being selected for the 
2016 Upward Bound Math and Science Program Hall of Fame Award.
  The Northwest Missouri State University TRiO program created this 
Hall of Fame award to honor outstanding TRiO participants and to 
showcase the array of students within TRiO Programs. The TRiO Programs 
are federally-funded programs dedicated to helping first generation, 
low-income students succeed

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in their precollege performance and ultimately in their higher 
education pursuits. Ms. Penton has shown the spirit, commitment and 
leadership necessary to be an outstanding award winner. She gives back 
to her community and maintains academic excellence. Tyra is the first 
recipient to be inducted into the Northwest TRiO Hall of Fame.
  Mr. Speaker, the example set by Tyra demonstrates the rewards of 
harnessing one's talents and sharing them with the world. Her efforts 
embody the Iowa spirit and I am honored to represent her, and Iowans 
like her, in the United States Congress. I know that all of my 
colleagues in the United States House of Representatives will join me 
in congratulating Ms. Tyra Penton for her achievements and in wishing 
her nothing but continued success.

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