[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 152 (Friday, September 20, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. EMILY ENGLAND CLYBURN

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 20, 2019

  Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
pay tribute to the life and legacy of a transformative leader and my 
personal friend, Dr. Emily England Clyburn.
  A native South Carolinian, Dr. Clyburn graduated from Berkeley 
Training High School in Moncks Corner before attending South Carolina 
State University (SCSU), where she earned a Bachelor's degree in 
Library Science. She continued her studies and earned a Master's degree 
in Librarianship from the University of South Carolina. In 2010, Dr. 
Clyburn was recognized for her achievements in the humanities through 
an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from her alma mater, SCSU.
  Dr. Clyburn served as a public school librarian in Columbia and 
Charleston in the early part of her career. She later transitioned to a 
medical librarian position at the Charleston Naval Base and Dorn VA 
Medical Center in Columbia, where she merged her passion of 
librarianship with her commitment to service.
  Dr. Clyburn and her husband, my good friend Congressman Jim Clyburn, 
generously contributed funding to South Carolina State University to 
allow for the reestablishment of the Honors College. In addition, the 
university created the Dr. Emily England Clyburn Honors College 
Scholarship Endowment, which enables deserving students the opportunity 
to further their education.
  Dr. Clyburn's philanthropic successes did not go unnoticed. She was a 
recipient of the Woman of Faith Award from the Columbia Chapter of the 
National Council of Negro Women, the Distinguished Service Award from 
the South Carolina State University National Alumni Association, and 
the Woman of Distinction Award by the Girl Scouts of South Carolina. 
Additionally, she was featured in the I. DeQuincy Newman Institute for 
Peace and Social Justice's documentary, Notable African American Women: 
In Their Own Voices.
  Dr. Clyburn was preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Mattie 
England, and siblings Arthur England and Mattie Mae England Wadley. She 
is survived by her husband, Congressman Jim Clyburn; three daughters, 
Mignon L. Clyburn, Jennifer Clyburn Reed (Walter), and Angela Clyburn 
Hannibal; four grandchildren, Walter A. Clyburn Reed, Sydney Alexis 
Reed, Layla Joann Clyburn Hannibal, and Carter James Clyburn Hannibal; 
and many more loving family and friends.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to 
Congressman Clyburn, his loved ones, and all those who had the pleasure 
of knowing Dr. Clyburn. She was a pillar of this great institution's 
community, and we will dearly miss her.

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