[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 450]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRATULATING DR. ERIKA MARTINA NELSON

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 31, 2006

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Erika M. 
Nelson of Providence Village, Texas for receiving the prestigious 
Fulbright award to study abroad in Austria during the 2005-2006 
academic year. Dr. Nelson was honored with this award for her talents 
in teaching Language and Literature at the University of North Texas.
  The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the Department of State Bureau 
of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The program was established in 
1946 with the purpose of building mutual understanding between the 
people of the United States and the rest of the world by allowing 
recipients to study, lecture or conduct research in an international 
exchange program.
  Erika was selected on the basis of professional and academic 
achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in her field.
  I extend my sincere congratulations to Dr. Erika Martina Nelson on 
receiving this award and commend her dedication and desire to help her 
school, community and country.

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