[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 108 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E670-E671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING GREGORY JOHNSON FOR CARIBBEAN HERITAGE MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 24, 2022

  Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, Dr. Gregory K. Johnson is an educator, 
leader, and technologist in Central Florida. He was born in Montego 
Bay, Jamaica and currently serves as pro gram director and tenured 
professor for Digital Media Technology at Polk State College in Polk 
County, Florida. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Education 
from the University of Central Florida, a master's degree from Southern 
Illinois University, and bachelor's and associate degrees from Saint 
Louis Christian College.
  At UCF, Johnson was a member of and served as historian for the AACTE 
Holmes Scholars program, participated in the Summer Policy Institute 
in Washington, D.C., and received UCF's Graduate Provost's and Dean's 
Fellowships. As an instructional technologist, he created multimedia 
content for the U.S. Marines and course modules for a National Science 
Foundation grant.
  At Polk State College, he overhauled the digital media program, 
created new degree and multimedia options, and hired lab staff to 
provide instructional support to students. For

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his contributions to academic excellence, Dr. Johnson received the 
Distinguished New Faculty and the Endowed Teaching Chair awards. He has 
published articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented at 
conferences, including a workshop at the University of Macau, China, 
and an Adobe-sponsored Remote Production Conference.
  He credits his achievements to personal ambition, resilience, support 
of his Jamaican family, rigorous academic preparation, teachers, 
mentors, and church. Dr. Johnson's wife, Ciara, is a teacher, and his 
son, Jermaine, is a student and graphic designer.

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