[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16767]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO GALELYN McELROY

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, today I pay tribute to Ms. Galelyn 
McElroy from Prospect, KY, who has been selected to participate in the 
inaugural year of the American Civic Education Teacher Awards. This 
program is designed to promote recognition and respect for teachers of 
civic education across the United States.
  The American Civic Education Teacher Awards are a part of the 
Alliance for Representative Democracy which is designed to educate 
Americans about the relationship between the government and the 
American people it serves. This program helps individuals better 
understand the way the government works and how it relates to them 
personally in their individual lives.
  Ms. McElroy teaches senior legal and government services, U.S. 
history, and world civilization at Central High in Prospect, KY, and 
has been providing educational leadership in the classroom there for 13 
years. She has gone above and beyond the curriculum expectations by 
establishing out of school mentoring experiences for her students at 
local law firms and legal study programs through the University of 
Louisville. She motivates them to think about the future by providing 
them with real-world experiences that partner with their civic 
education studies.
  I now ask my fellow colleagues to join me in thanking Ms. McElroy for 
her commitment to making Kentucky a better place through educational 
excellence and for providing her students the motivation to succeed in 
life. I know I can speak for all Kentuckians when I say congratulations 
and thank you for everything that you do. Teachers like Ms. McElroy are 
an inspiration and a true example of leadership in our State.

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