[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 24]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 33471]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 LAMAR UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZED FOR DOCUMENTARY 
                             TEXAS WETLANDS

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 6, 2007

  Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, today I am pleased to honor the students and 
faculty of the Lamar University Department of Communication for their 
work on Texas Wetlands, a documentary film underlining the importance 
of Texas Wetlands to our nation's ecosystem. This film was recently 
awarded first place in the student/amateur category at the North 
American Association for Environmental Education/Pierce Foundation 
Environmental Education Film and Video Festival. This prestigious award 
granted the documentary the opportunity to be premiered last week at 
the NAAEE's Annual Conference.
  Wetlands can be found up and down the 360 miles of Texas' sprawling 
Gulf Coast. Many of these wildlife sanctuaries are located in or just 
outside the Second Congressional District. Lamar students and 
professors along with 42 middle and high school students traveled to 
wetland areas in the Big Thicket, Shangri La, and the JD Murphee Wild 
Life Management Area to capture footage for their award winning 
documentary. Students, with the guidance of their professors in the 
Communications Department, wrote, edited, did the videography and 
appeared as reporters in the film.
  Lamar University and its students, who I am proud to represent, 
continue to achieve in all areas of higher learning. Recognizing the 
importance of Texas' natural resources, Lamar University has taken a 
proactive approach in preserving these wetlands. Soon our country will 
need to look to a new generation of leaders to help her face adversity, 
both foreign and domestic. I am confident that these leaders will 
emerge from the halls of Lamar University.
  And that's just the way it is.

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