[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 159 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4860]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING DR. BETH PELZ

  (Mr. NEHLS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. NEHLS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Beth Pelz, a 
criminal justice professor at the University of Houston-Downtown.
  For over 30 years she helped countless criminal justice students and 
her community, and now she is enjoying a well-deserved retirement.
  Throughout her career she helped students access scholarship funds to 
pursue higher education, with some of those funds extending to the 
University of Houston-Downtown Police Academy.
  She also established the Robert S. Brown Memorial Scholarship fund to 
help criminal justice students. Dr. Pelz helped and assisted law 
enforcement in both Houston County and Harris County, related to street 
and prison gang issues. She is an expert.
  In fact, Dr. Pelz played a very important role as one of my 
professors while I attended the school for my master's degree. Dr. Pelz 
helped shape and mold countless public servants and law enforcement 
officers throughout her dedicated career. I thank her for mentoring me 
and helping prepare me to serve my community during my time as the 
sheriff of Fort Bend County, Texas.
  Madam Speaker, I wish her the most well-deserved retirement after her 
tireless dedication to every student at the University of Houston, and 
those she helped in the community.
  Beth, you truly mean the world to me. I love you.

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