[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E569-E570]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RETIREMENT OF DR. BENNY LILE

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                            HON. JAMES COMER

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 25, 2020

  Mr. COMER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the extraordinary 
career of Dr. Benny Lile who recently retired from 35 years of service 
as an educator in the public-school system.
  Throughout the last thirty-five years he has served as a substitute 
teacher, taught in the classroom, worked in central office, the 
Technology Service Center in Bowling Green, and finished a stellar 
career serving as the superintendent of Metcalfe County Schools for the 
last seven years. The span of roles shows how widely his passion for 
education runs in the public-school system.
  Through Dr. Lile's dedication he incorporated many activities that 
allowed his students to excel in the classroom. In 1988, he secured a 
grant that allowed the school to go from having two computers to a 
fifteen-computer lab--quite an accomplishment for a rural school during 
that time. Dr. Lile made the computer program Oregon Trail go from the 
computer screen to a real-life event, where the students dressed up in 
pioneer clothes and he even secured a horse to bring to school.
  I join with Dr. Lile's family and friends, as well as all those he 
has impacted during his years in the school system, in honoring his 
incredible career and devotion to education. I wish him the best as he 
begins the next phase of life and express my gratitude for his service 
to the 1st District of Kentucky.

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