[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 72 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E361-E362]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF DR. BARBARA BIGSBY BOYD

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 23, 2026

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
honor Dr. Barbara Bigsby Boyd. Dr. Boyd was elected in 1994 to the 
Alabama House of Representatives for the 32nd District covering 
portions of Calhoun and Talladega Counties. She has served as the 
Democratic Caucus Vice Chair and a member of the National Black Caucus 
of State Legislators.
  Dr. Boyd was born in Anniston, Alabama, on January 31, 1937. She 
attended Cobb High School and received her B.A. Degree in French and 
English from Miles College, her M.A. in Supervision and Curriculum 
Development, and her Ed.D. in Instructional Leadership and Reading from 
the University of Alabama.
  Dr. Boyd spent 45 years in education serving in both public and 
private education in secondary, two-year and four-year colleges 
including Jacksonville State University, Gadsden State Community 
College, and Miles College.
  Dr. Boyd is a member of the Trustee Board of Murray Temple Christian 
Methodist Episcopal Church, a life member of the NAACP, as well as the 
Alabama New South Coalition and Dorcas Art and Social Club. She is also 
a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Phi Delta Kappa, and 
Kappa Delta Pi. Her committees in the State House include Children and 
Senior Advocacy, County and Municipal Government, Rules and State 
Government.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing and 
celebrating the extraordinary career of Dr. Boyd and wish her the very 
best in her retirement. I thank her for her service to the state of 
Alabama.

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