[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 30, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E112]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING GEORGE McSHAN AT CONGRESSMAN VELA'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH 
                              CELEBRATION

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                           HON. FILEMON VELA

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 30, 2019

  Mr. VELA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor George McShan for his 
exceptional service to Harlingen, Texas.
   Mr. McShan received his Bachelor of Science from Prairie View A&M 
University, with cum laude honors, and his Master of Education from The 
University of Texas--Pan American. He also earned a Master School Board 
Trustee certification from the Texas Association of School Boards 
(TASB). He spent his early years as an educator in the Brownsville 
Independent School District, as a high school science teacher, and was 
also freshman class sponsor.
   During an extraordinary 32 year career at Texas State Technical 
College, Mr. McShan served as Chairperson of Academic Instruction and 
Faculty, Dean of Instruction, Dean of Enrollment Management, and Dean 
of External Relations. In 1988, he was elected to the Harlingen 
Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees, and served 
as president of the board for eight terms. In 1998, he became TASB's 
first African American president.
   Throughout his career, Mr. McShan has garnered awards and 
recognitions for his tireless efforts to improve the community, 
including the ``School Board of the Year'' award in 1993 and the 
``Abrazo'' award from the National Hispanic Caucus of School Board 
Members in 2006. Additionally, the mayor of Harlingen named him the 
Chairman of the Harlingen Task Force on Juvenile Crime, Graffiti, and 
Gang Violence.
   Mr. McShan started his own business in 2002, working as an 
independent consultant providing professional education services, and 
is a partner with BWP & Associates. He has led school board governance 
training for over thirty different school districts in Texas. He has 
also conducted over twenty-five superintendent searches across Texas as 
well as Arkansas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ohio, Missouri and 
South Carolina.
   I am pleased to recognize Mr. McShan for his successful career in 
Texas' 34th Congressional District. He is a role model for our 
children, and exemplifies the best our district has to offer. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in recognizing his journey, his family and 
friends on this special occasion.

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