[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16219]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING THE SOCIETY OF IRANIAN-AMERICAN WOMEN FOR EDUCATION

  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize the great work 
and contribution of the Society of Iranian-American Women for 
Education, a scholarship fund in southeast Texas that serves the 
greater academic community. The Society's mission is to promote Iranian 
culture through educational seminars, films, lectures, and exhibitions, 
but their most important goal is to provide educational support and 
assistance through scholarships for hardworking students. To date, more 
than 170 such scholarships have been awarded to students attending 
schools in Texas. The Society is also dedicated to strengthening 
relationships and deepening the understanding between Iranians and 
Americans, and has hosted many esteemed speakers, including Nobel 
Laureate Dr. Shirin Ebadi and Anousheh Ansari, who recently completed 
her own space flight. I salute the Society for their dedication to 
academics and achievement, and wish them future success in all their 
wonderful endeavors.

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