[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15182]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      CONGRATULATING MR. JOHN W. HINKLE AND MISS COURTNEY E. OTTO

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, today I rise to congratulate two 
young Kentucky students who have achieved national recognition for 
their academic excellence, artistic accomplishments, and civic 
contributions. Mr. John W. Hinkle of Shelbyville and Miss Courtney E. 
Otto of Louisville have been named to the 41st Class of Presidential 
Scholars.
  Each year the Presidential Scholars program invites more than 2,700 
students to apply for recognition based on outstanding scores on the 
College Board SAT or ACT assessments. A 28-member Commission on 
Presidential Scholars, appointed by President Bush, made the final 
selection from a pool of over 500 semifinalists. The 141 winners 
include one young man and one young woman from each State, the District 
of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and from U.S. families living abroad, as 
well as 15 chosen at large and 20 Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
  Mr. Hinkle and Miss Otto should be extremely proud to have been 
singled out from such a large group of dedicated students. National 
recognition from this program is truly an honor to the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky. I heartily applaud their hard work and achievements.

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