[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING GAYE DUNN FOR WINNING MIDDLE/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 
  COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR AWARD GIVEN BY THE ILLINOIS SCHOOL COUNSELORS 
                              ASSOCIATION

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 21, 2019

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Gaye Dunn for 
winning the Middle/Junior High School Counselor of the Year Award given 
by the Illinois School Counselors Association. Ms. Dunn will be 
retiring after 42 years in the education system and has been a school 
counselor in the East Moline School District for more than 25 years.
  Ms. Dunn got her start at the University of Illinois and University 
of Kansas before going on to earn a master's degree in School 
Counseling from Eastern Illinois University. During the course of her 
career, Ms. Dunn has earned a reputation among her peers as a team 
player who will do anything to improve her community. Ms. Dunn 
dedicated herself to being a positive resource for the students of 
Glenview Middle School and someone they can turn to. The ``Builders 
Club'' was established by Ms. Dunn to fundraise and provide gifts to 
other students and families in the area. Additionally, she initiated 
GBAY, which operates in a similar concept to EBAY, where students 
donate and then bid for holiday presents for community members. Annual 
Career Fairs are also a tradition jumpstarted by Ms. Dunn and have even 
included visits by students to local nursing homes. Ms. Dunn is an 
asset to the East Moline community and her students, and I thank her 
for all of her tremendous work.
  It is because of dedicated leaders like Ms. Dunn that I am especially 
proud to serve Illinois' 17th Congressional District. Madam Speaker, I 
would like to again formally congratulate Gaye Dunn for winning the 
Counselor of the Year Award.

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