[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4556]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING EDDIE MITCHELL ON RECEIPT OF THE CIBA SPECIALTY 
                 CHEMICALS HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AWARD

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 17, 2004

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride and pleasure that I 
rise to honor Mr. Eddie Mitchell, principal of Baldwin County High 
School in Bay Minette, AL, on the occasion of his being honored with 
the Ciba Specialty Chemicals Exemplary High School Principal Award. As 
one of 25 winners nationwide receiving this year's award, Mr. Mitchell 
becomes the first educator from Baldwin County and from the State of 
Alabama to have ever been afforded this honor.
  The award is presented in conjunction with the National Science 
Teachers Association to educators for their work in promoting science 
education within their schools. During his tenure as principal of 
Baldwin County High School, and previously as principal of Daphne 
Middle School, Mr. Mitchell has worked tirelessly in the area of 
wetlands restoration and in establishing an outdoor science classroom 
facility at his school. His work at these schools has been instrumental 
in encouraging an interest in science education among students and in 
promoting an awareness of the preservation of the environment in which 
they live.
  Mr. Speaker, we in this body have for many years strongly advocated 
the idea of promoting a strong educational system for students 
nationwide and providing them with every opportunity to excel in the 
numerous academic fields comprising their education. Teachers and 
school administrators are the most important people in the process of 
providing a quality education, and the success students achieve is a 
direct result of the interest and involvement of these men and women. 
Mr. Eddie Mitchell personifies the excellent caliber of individuals who 
have devoted their lives to educating our nation's young people, and he 
is to be highly commended for his many years of dedication to providing 
a quality education to these students.
  Along with his many friends and colleagues, not only in Baldwin 
County but throughout the south Alabama educational community, I wish 
to extend to Mr. Eddie Mitchell my warmest congratulations on receiving 
the Ciba Specialty Chemicals Exemplary High School Principal Award.

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