[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4266]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO DR. KENT WYATT

 Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I am pleased to commend Dr. Kent 
Wyatt of Cleveland, MS, for his distinguished service as president of 
Delta Council this year. Delta Council is an economic development 
organization representing the business, professional, and agricultural 
leadership of the 18 delta and part-delta counties of Northwest 
Mississippi. Delta Council was organized in 1935 to focus on the 
challenges which face the economy and society of the region.
  Kent Wyatt distinguished himself as the president of Delta State 
University from 1975 to 1999, and during his years as the president of 
this proud, regional university, the school experienced unprecedented 
growth. Since retirement from Delta State University, Dr. Wyatt has 
provided careful and responsive civic leadership to the Mississippi 
Delta region. Through his work with Delta Council, he has been a strong 
advocate and effective leader in advancing adult literacy, for 
reversing critical teacher shortages in the primary and secondary 
school system, in increasing access to improved health care, and for 
sustaining progress in highway developments which are so important to 
the delta region.
  Dr. Kent Wyatt has been a leader in his community and in the field of 
higher education. He and his wife Janice have committed their entire 
life toward improving the quality of life for others in this special 
delta region of our country.
  I congratulate Dr. Kent Wyatt for his contributions to the delta 
region and for his effective leadership of Delta Council. I look 
forward to his future contributions.

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