[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 86 (Thursday, May 18, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E666]
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                         TRIBUTE TO LYNN UBBEN

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Perry 
Community Schools Superintendent Lynn Ubben upon her retirement at the 
end of the 2016-2017 school year.
  Lynn has been in education for 41 years, starting as a Special 
Education Teacher at Fredericksburg Community School in 1976. Lynn 
taught as she continued her own education, She completed her Masters of 
Arts in Elementary Special Education at Northwest Missouri State 
University in 1998 and later her Certificate of Advanced Studies in 
Education Administration and her Principal Endorsement at Iowa State 
University. After serving as a principal and a superintendent at other 
Iowa schools, Lynn came to Perry to serve as Superintendent in 2009 
when she saw just how much the school board cared about the kids. And 
to Lynn, that is what it is about--the kids. She strives to build those 
close-knit relationships with her students, whether it's in the 
hallways of the school, or cheering from the stands at a sporting event 
or other extracurricular activity. While she may be retiring and 
spending more time with her family, there is no doubt that Lynn will 
still be there cheering on ``her kids.''
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Lynn for her 41 years as an educator, and 
I ask that my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives 
join me in congratulating her on a successful career and in wishing her 
nothing but the best in her retirement.

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