[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 74 (Monday, May 1, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E576]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO TRUDY EVANS

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 1, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Trudy Evans of Council Bluffs, Iowa, for being inducted 
into the Thomas Jefferson High School Hall of Fame. Trudy is a 1966 
graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs.
  Trudy was the first member of her extended family to graduate from 
college when she graduated from the University of Iowa, going on to 
have a distinguished career in the Council Bluffs Community School 
District. She served in a number of positions throughout her career 
including: as a curriculum strategist, a Talented and Gifted program 
teacher, the principal of Pusey, Lewis & Clark, Crescent, Rue, and 
Washington elementary schools, and finally as a teacher at the Tinley 
Early Childhood Center. Trudy has been recognized for her outstanding 
contributions as an educator, receiving the Elementary Excellence in 
Teaching Math Award and the Council Bluffs Teacher of the Year award. 
She was also a finalist for the Iowa Teacher of the Year. Even with her 
busy schedule, Trudy still finds time to volunteer in her community 
with the Muddy Paws Second Chance organization, Children's Theater in 
Council Bluffs, and is a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud and congratulate Trudy on her induction into 
the Thomas Jefferson High School Hall of Fame. I am proud to represent 
her in the United States Congress I ask that my colleagues in the 
United States House of Representatives join me in congratulating Trudy 
on this outstanding accomplishment and in wishing her nothing but 
continued success.

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