[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11131]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING CARL WICKLUND

 Mr. BUNNING. Madam President, I stand among my colleagues 
today to honor and congratulate Carl Wicklund or Kenton County, KY on 
being named the 2002 recipient of the Warren H. Proudfoot Award for 
Outstanding School Board Member.
  The Proudfoot Award is named after the late Dr. Warren H. Proudfoot, 
a longtime member of the Rowan County Board of Education and past 
president of the Kentucky School Board Association. Created in 1992, 
the award recognizes a past or present member of a school board for 
distinguished leadership and community service.
  Mr. Wicklund received this year's award due primarily to his work in 
establishing a special class in conjunction with the Northern Kentucky 
Chamber of Commerce to allow students considering a career in 
manufacturing a first-hand look at the industry by visiting area 
businesses and observing their day-to-day operational procedures. Mr. 
Wicklund's hard work and selfless acts deserve our recognition.
  In order for Kentucky to improve upon itself socially, economically 
and technologically, education must be a top priority for kids, parents 
and board members. Only when all three of these groups are working 
together can we ensure that our youth are receiving the proper 
educational attention. Carl Wicklund has personally gone above and 
beyond the call of duty to create more and better opportunities for 
Kentucky's youth. I applaud him for his hard work and dedication and 
congratulate him on receiving this prestigious award.

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