[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11479]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO PATRICIA RILEY

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 7, 2007

  Mr. PORTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor my good friend 
Patricia Riley, a longtime Las Vegas educator and school administrator.
  Patricia was a longtime elementary school teacher with the Clark 
County School District before joining the staff of Hillcrest Academy in 
1999. She earned a Bachelor's degree in human development and early 
childhood education from the University of Nebraska in 1970 and 
subsequently earned a Master's degree in education curriculum and 
instruction from UNLV in 1980.
  For over two decades Patricia has been designing curriculum for 
public and private schools for adults and children. Her career as an 
educator began as a fifth grade teacher in Grand Island, Nebraska. She 
later went on to teach math and reading to Army soldiers at Fort 
Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina from 1974-1976. Patricia 
subsequently moved to Las Vegas in 1978 and operated two pre-school 
through kindergarten private schools from 1979 to 1984 both in the 
Spring Valley and Green Valley areas. Patricia left education, pursued 
a career in real estate and later came back to teach first and second 
grade at the Mack Elementary School in Henderson, Nevada, where she 
stayed until moving over to the Hillcrest Academy. After founding 
Hillcrest Academy and operating the school for over 7 years, Patricia 
sold the Academy and stayed on as a consultant.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor my friend, Patricia Riley. 
Patricia is a truly gifted educator and has enriched countless lives. I 
thank her for her dedication and commitment to educational excellence 
and wish her the best in her future endeavors.

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