[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 60 (Monday, April 8, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E426]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO KATHY JANE ONOYE, Ed.D.--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN 
                              OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 8, 2019

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to 
outstanding women who are making a difference in my Congressional 
District. I would like to recognize a remarkable woman, Kathy Jane 
Onoye, Ed.D. of Pasadena, California.
   Dr. Onoye holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a state Lifetime 
Elementary Teaching Credential from the University of California, Santa 
Barbara, a state Administrative Service Credential and Master of Arts 
degree from the California State University, Los Angeles, a Master of 
Science degree from Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, and a Doctor of 
Education and a School Business Management Program Certificate of 
Completion from the University of Southern California (USC).
   Kathy admirably served the Pasadena Unified School District for over 
four decades, beginning in 1971 as a classroom teacher at Audubon 
Primary School, then serving as a Principal, Curriculum Resource 
Teacher and Mathematics Resource Teacher at Willard Elementary School, 
until her retirement in 2014 as Executive Director, Elementary, K-6 & 
K-8 Curriculum and Instruction for PUSD. In addition, Kathy was a 
Master Teacher for USC, a Master Teacher for Pacific Oaks College, has 
conducted many educational conferences and workshops, and was 
instrumental in helping Willard Elementary School achieve its 
International Baccalaureate status.
   A true leader in her profession, some of the educational 
organizations and committees Dr. Onoye has served on include the 
Association of California School Administrators (ACSA), the Association 
of Pasadena School Administrators, Member of PUSD's Technology 
Committee, and a Member of the Advisory Committee for Professional 
Growth for the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, State of 
California. Kathy's past and present community involvement includes 
serving on the boards of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Pasadena, Young 
and Healthy, Pasadena Educational Foundation and Delta Kappa Gamma, as 
a member of the Greater Pasadena Japanese American Citizens League and 
the San Rafael Library Associates, leadership positions at All Saints 
Episcopal Church and as a volunteer at Huntington Memorial Hospital.
   Dr. Onoye has been the recipient of numerous commendations, 
including PUSD and ACSA Administrator of the Year Awards, the PUSD 
Outstanding Teacher Award, several Title I Academic Achievement Awards, 
a California Business for Educational Excellence and Just for Kids Star 
Honor School Award, USC Research Awards and the Women's Clubs Council 
of Pasadena's Outstanding Community Service Award.
   I ask all Members to join me in honoring this exceptional, well-
respected woman of California's 28th Congressional District, Dr. Kathy 
Jane Onoye.

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