[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5238]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   STATEMENT IN HONOR OF THE BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE STUDENT ANDRE DABNEY

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, Jr.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 1, 2007

  Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a very 
accomplished young man. Andre Dabney, a record-breaking member of 
Bloomfield College's basketball team, deserves our recognition for his 
accomplishments both on and off the court. He is certainly an 
inspiration to young people everywhere.
  A native of Plainfield, New Jersey, Andre has truly excelled at 
Bloomfield College. He has been named three times to the All-Central 
Athletic Collegiate Conference (CACC) First Team in basketball and was 
named CACC Player of the Year during the 2004-2005 school year. He has 
been recognized twice as CACC All Tournament Most Valuable Player and 
was the first member of the Bloomfield College basketball team to 
exceed 2,000 career points. Andre Dabney received honorable mentions 
for All American in the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 school years, and was 
awarded with a spot on the Pre-Season Second Team All American in the 
2006-2007 school year.
  When not playing basketball, Andre is a strong student who has been 
on the Dean's List for seven of the last nine semesters. He is also an 
active member of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.
  Madam Speaker, Andre Dabney is a model of achievement. He truly shows 
how far young people can go when they are given the opportunity to 
succeed. I wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors, and I 
know we can expect great things from him in the years to come.

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