[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19479]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                  CONGRATULATIONS TO KATHLEEN LEMMONS

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate 
Kathleen Lemmons of Fort Thomas, KY, on being recognized as one of the 
Nation's top educators in 2002 Education's Unsung Heroes Awards 
Programs.
  This awards program, sponsored by ING-Northern Life Insurance Co., 
recognizes kindergarten through 12th grade educators nationwide for 
their innovative teaching techniques and creative learning projects.
  Ms. Lemmons, a teacher in the gifted program with Fort Thomas 
Independent Schools, has been specifically recognized for her project 
in which students constructed robots to carry out certain tasks. This 
learning adventure combined the principles of math, science and 
teamwork in an effort to demonstrate how innovative thinking and 
teamwork can be combined to propel the imagination further than any one 
individual ever thought possible.
  I ask that my fellow colleagues join me in thanking Kathleen Lemmons 
for her dedication and commitment to the education of America's future. 
In order for our society to continue to advance in the right direction, 
we must have teachers willing to challenge their students and teach 
them the importance of being educated.

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