[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 163 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1483-E1484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF DR. JOSEPH J. ROY, SUPERINTENDENT OF BETHLEHEM AREA 
                            SCHOOL DISTRICT

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 15, 2016

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Joseph J. Roy, 
who will receive the 2017 Pennsylvania Superintendent of the Year Award 
from the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators. Dr. Roy 
will be recognized for his outstanding performance on November 17, 2016 
in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
  Dr. Roy is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, 
Pennsylvania. He received his Master's degree in educational 
administration from Bucknell University and his Doctoral degree from 
Lehigh University. In 1986, Dr. Roy began his career working for East 
Penn School District where he taught social studies at Emaus High 
School. After receiving his Master's, he was hired as an Assistant 
Principal at Liberty High School in

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1992. Dr. Roy served as Principal of Palisades High School in Bucks 
County, Springfield Township High School in Montgomery County, and 
Upper Moreland High School in Willow Grove. He also served as Assistant 
Superintendent of the School District of Springfield Township. In 
August 2010, Dr. Roy was appointed as Superintendent for Bethlehem Area 
School District, where he currently serves.
  Dr. Roy has earned nationwide acclaim for his work as an educator. 
The National School Public Relations Association and the National 
School Library Journal recognized him for addressing diversity issues 
while at Springfield Township High School. He was named Multicultural 
Educator of the Year in 2004 by the Montgomery County Advisory Council 
to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.
  It is an honor to recognize Dr. Joseph Roy as he receives the 
Pennsylvania Superintendent of the Year Award. He deserves praise for 
the excellent work he has done on behalf of Pennsylvania educators and 
students.

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