[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 134 (Tuesday, August 9, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E831]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





           IN HONOR OF THE RETIREMENT OF DR. THOMAS J. CATHEY

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 9, 2022

  Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the leadership, 
ministry, and community impact of Dr. Thomas J. Cathey of the 
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) in Colorado 
Springs, Colorado. Tom Cathey has dedicated his entire life to 
Christian education and, for the past 14 years, did so through his 
leadership roles at ACSI, from which he retired in August 2022.
  Tom Cathey has left an indelible mark on the Christian School 
movement. He has worked with every ACSI President in some capacity, and 
each has considered it a privilege to call him a colleague and friend. 
Through his leadership, ACSI's Legal Legislative Department has moved 
to a position of preeminence as a major membership value among the many 
services ACSI offers its member schools. He helped expand the 
department, created new legal benefits for schools, and became a well-
loved mentor to his team. Tom is recognized nationally as an advocate 
for freedom in education and school choice. Through his work, he has 
provided countless Christian schools with valuable guidance on legal 
and policy issues in our culture when it is sorely needed.
  Tom was also part of a significant reorganization of the ACSI board 
of directors and subsequently transformed annual visits to Washington, 
D.C., by a board subcommittee on legislative issues into what is now 
ACSI's annual national Public Policy & Advocacy Summit. In addition, 
Tom oversaw ACSI's creation of a scholarship granting organization in 
states with tax credit scholarship programs that benefit low- and 
moderate-income families. Locally, he established the Colorado 
Association of Private Schools, a recognized state chapter of the 
Council for American Private Education, and served as its director from 
2017 to 2022.
  Tom Cathey is a godly man who has enriched the Christian education 
movement through his faithful service and the wisdom he has imparted to 
his fellow leaders in Christian education. In short, Tom is one of 
those rare people for whom it is authentically true to say his 
accomplishments are too many to mention. As Tom embarks on a well-
earned retirement, it is my honor to recognize him for his positive and 
lasting impact in Colorado's Fifth Congressional District and worldwide 
through his valuable service to Christian education at ACSI and beyond.

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