[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4901-4902]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO SHIRLEY HALL NICHOLS

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 27, 2003

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, in commemoration of Black 
History Month, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the 
many accomplishments of distinguished African-Americans in 
Mississippi's Second Congressional District.
  Today I rise to pay tribute to Shirley Hall Nichols. Mrs. Nichols is 
a native of Leake County in Mississippi. After earning a bachelor's 
degree from Alcorn State University in 1979, she began working as a 
paraprofessional at Carthage Elementary School. Later that year she 
began teaching secondary math at Velma Jackson High School.
  In 1997, Mrs. Nichols was given the opportunity to earn a masters 
degree from Mississippi State University. Mrs. Nichols earned her 
masters in School Administration in 1999,

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where she went on to serve as principal of Amanda Elzy Elementary 
School and later East Elementary/Middle School.
  Mrs. Nichols became the first Afro-American to hold the position of 
Asst. Superintendent of Education in Leake County. She is still active 
in many educational and community organizations. Mrs. Nichols is 
currently working towards a doctorate degree at Mississippi State 
University in school administration.

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