[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27215]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING DR. M. VALI SIADAT, ILLINOIS PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 17, 2005

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. M. Vali Siadat, 
Professor at Richard J. Daley College and recipient of the Illinois 
Professor of the Year Award.
  The U.S. Professors of the Year Award Program was created in 1981 to 
increase awareness of the importance of undergraduate instruction at 
all types of higher education institutions. This program recognizes 
faculty members for their achievement as undergraduate professors. The 
State Professors of the Year Award Program selects outstanding 
educators in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico 
and the U.S. Virgin Islands and this year Dr. M. Vali Siadat of Richard 
J. Daley College in Chicago was chosen as the 2005 Illinois Professor 
of the Year.
  Richard J. Daley College located on the southwest side of Chicago has 
been offering university-bound students a solid liberal arts education 
in their own neighborhoods since 1981. Richard J. Daley College has a 
full-time faculty of 81 members and a student body of 4,500.
  Dr. M. Vali Siadat has been valuable asset to the success of Richard 
J. Daley College. Dr. Siadat received his bachelor's degree in 
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and after working in the 
engineering field, he began teaching at the Chicago Technical College 
and later at various schools in California. In the early 90s, Dr. 
Siadat started teaching at Richard J. Daley College as a Mathematics 
Professor in 1982. The Keystone Project which was pioneered by Dr. 
Siadat is a method of learning basic mathematics. The Keystone Project 
shows students how to concentrate through cooperative learning, 
precision teaching, and dynamic assessment of the student. Besides for 
this project, Dr. Siadat is the director of Chicago PREP (Proyecto 
Access Chicago), which is an intensive mathematics-based academic 
summer program targeting low income and minority students.
  It is my honor to recognize Dr. M. Vali Siadat who serves as an 
outstanding example in school leadership and continues to exemplify 
excellence in education.

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