[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 126 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E767]
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                      HONORING CANDANCE CHILDRESS

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 19, 2021

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable public servant, Candance Jasmine Childress.
  Mrs. Childress is a Nurse Practitioner at Jackson Hinds Comprehensive 
Health Center. She attended Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, 
Mississippi, where she received an Associate's Degree in Nursing. Mrs. 
Childress pursued her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Mississippi 
University for Women, where she graduated with honors. While working 
full-time in a Telemetry Unit at St. Dominic Hospital, she sought her 
Master of Science in Nursing. In 2014, she received her Master's of 
Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Alcorn State 
University. Mrs. Childress is a Board-Certified Family Nurse 
Practitioner and is licensed in Mississippi.
  Mrs. Childress is an active member of several professional 
organizations, including the American Association of Nurse 
Practitioners, Mississippi Nurses Association, Mississippi Association 
of Nurse Practitioners, and Sigma Theta Tau.
  Candance Childress and her husband, Keneen Childress, reside in 
Terry, Mississippi. They are members of Greater Pearlie Grove 
Missionary Baptist Church, where Mrs. Childress serves as the Treasurer 
for the Health Ministry. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and 
spending time with her family and friends.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. 
Candance Childress for her dedication to serving her community.

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