[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15872]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING JOHN M. CHRISTENSEN, RACHEL L. HAMAKER, RYAN R. 
 INGRAHAM, KATHERINE L. KING, DAVID M. MATHIEU, FREDERICK W. ROWELLL, 
CHRISTOPHER D. SAVELL, AND HOWARD R. WALKER FOR RECEIVING THE NATIONAL 
                           MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

                                 ______
                                 

                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 2006

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride and pleasure that I 
rise to honor John M. Christensen, Rachel L. Hamaker, Ryan R. Ingraham, 
Katherine L. King, David M. Mathieu, Frederick W. Rowell, Christopher 
D. Savell, and Howard R. Walker for recently being named recipients of 
the National Merit Scholarship.
  These students, all from Alabama, were first named semifinalists by 
their outstanding performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit 
Scholarship Qualifying Test, an exam taken by approximately 1.3 million 
freshman, sophomore, and junior high school students. They then 
qualified for the National Merit Scholarship as a result of their high 
academic performance in rigorous college preparatory coursework, high 
scores on their college entrance exams, and the recommendation of their 
high school principal.
  John M. Christensen is a graduate of Andalusia High School and plans 
to attend the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
  Rachel L. Hamaker, a graduate of Alabama School of Mathematics and 
Science, will attend Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas.
  Ryan R. Ingraham graduated from St. Paul's Episcopal School in Mobile 
and will attend Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
  Katherine L. King of Fairhope High School will attend Tulane 
University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  David M. Mathieu, a graduate of T. R. Miller High School in Brewton, 
will attend the University of Alabama in the fall.
  Frederick W. Rowell of Murphy High School in Mobile will attend the 
University of Alabama.
  Christopher D. Savell is a graduate of Murphy High School and will 
attend the University of Alabama.
  Howard R. Walker graduated from VMS-Wright Preparatory School in 
Mobile and will attend the University of Alabama.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer my congratulations to John, 
Rachel, Ryan, Katie, David, Frederick, Chris, and Howard for their 
receipt of National Merit Scholarships for the 2005-2006 year and 
recognize their outstanding academic performance. I trust that my 
colleagues will join me in commending them on their diligence and 
commitment to excellence, and I trust we will hear many more good 
things from these outstanding young men and women in the months and 
years to come.