[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 26, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING BRIGADIER GENERAL SHAN K. BAGBY

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an exceptional dentist, 
Army Brigadier General Shan K. Bagby.
  General Bagby is the first African American Army dentist to be 
promoted to the rank of general. He is the first-ever African American 
to serve as chief of the Army Dental Corps.
  General Bagby was born in Newark, New Jersey. When he was 8 years 
old, General Bagby went to the neighborhood health clinic and met an 
African American dentist. That visit, more than 40 years ago, inspired 
him to become a dentist himself.
  When General Bagby graduated from Columbia High School in Maplewood, 
New Jersey, also in my district, he went to Rutgers University to study 
physics.
  Today, General Bagby is a rising star in the U.S. Army. He is an 
inspiration to young people across the country who dream of becoming a 
dentist.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Brigadier General Shan K. 
Bagby for his service to our country.

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