[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8000-8001]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  A TRIBUTE TO DR. YVONNE SCARLETT-GOLDEN, DOCTORATE OF LAWS, BETHUNE-
                            COOKMAN COLLEGE

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                          HON. CARRIE P. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 29, 1999

  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in tribute to the 
honorable Dr. Yvonne Scarlett-Golden, my dear friend, whose title of 
honorary Doctorate of Laws was conferred by Bethune-Cookman College on 
April 26, 1999. This honor is very highly deserved. I have had the 
honor and the immense pleasure of knowing and working with Yvonne for 
many years, and her name is synonymous with dedication and commitment 
towards the public good.
  She is a master teacher, a superlative retired school principal, an 
effective city council

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member, a committed community activist, and an exemplary mother. Her 
dedication is beyond praise, for it is impossible to calculate the 
number of young students who have been inspired by Yvonne in her 
career. Like ripples in a pond, Dr. Yvonne Scarlett-Golden's kind acts 
towards her students served as catalysts for them, to enrich their own 
spheres of influence with the strong guidance and example of character 
which they have received.
  After a long career as a highly popular teacher, Dr. Yvonne Scarlett-
Golden became an energetic city council member, and she continues her 
fight for the underdog in yet another venue. Vibrant, bright, and 
always committed, the devotion of Dr. Yvonne Scarlett-Golden to State 
of Florida has been an inspiration over the decades of our close 
friendship.
  It is indeed one of my great pleasures to pay tribute to truly a 
great Floridian and, indeed, a such a great American, Dr. Yvonne 
Scarlett-Golden, on the occasion of her achievement in being awarded 
the title of Doctorate of Laws by Bethune-Cookman College.

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