[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 21 (Monday, February 4, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING SESSIA WYCHE AT CONGRESSMAN VELA'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH 
                              CELEBRATION

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                           HON. FILEMON VELA

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 4, 2019

  Mr. VELA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Sessia Wyche, a 
dedicated educator in the Rio Grande Valley.
  Mr. Wyche earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from 
Texas A&I University in Kingsville. He helped his peers as a 
mathematics tutor and a graduate teaching assistant. As a Second Line 
Manager and Programmer at Southwestern Bell in Texas, he wrote computer 
programs and helped the company with its inventories.
  An avid tutor, Mr. Wyche returned to academics as a leader for 
students interested in mathematics and the sciences. He served as 
Assistant Chairman of the Mathematics and Physics Department at Texas 
State Technical College (TSTC), and as Assistant Professor of 
Mathematics at The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) and Texas 
Southmost College (TSC).
  As Director of Computer Directed Instruction in Math at UTB and TSC, 
he received the ``Teacher of the Year'' award, ``Chancellor's Council 
Outstanding Teaching'' Award, and ``The National Institute for Staff 
and Organizational Development'' award. Currently, Mr. Wyche is 
teaching the future mathematicians of the Valley at TSTC. In his spare 
time, he volunteers as a chaplain in hospitals across the Valley.
  I am pleased to recognize Mr. Wyche for his contributions to Texas' 
34th Congressional district. He is a role model for our children, and 
we are thankful for his compassion to serve those in need. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in recognizing him, his family and friends on 
this special day.

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