[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6785]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


    HONORING LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, DR. LAJEANE THOMAS

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                         HON. RODNEY ALEXANDER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 23, 2008

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Lajeane 
Thomas, a professor of education at Louisiana Tech University in 
Ruston, LA., who was recently named to eSchool News' ``Ten Who've Made 
a Difference'' in educational technology.
  Thoma's designation to this list put her alongside world-renowned 
technology dynamo Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates as well as One Laptop 
Per Child Chairman Nicholas Negroponte and Linda Roberts, former 
special White House advisor to educational technology.
  According to its Web site, eSchool News is a marketing solutions 
company whose purpose is to serve the education technology industry. 
The company released its Top 10 list in honor of its 10th anniversary 
as a way to recognize people who have made a significant impact on 
educational technology in the last decade.
  As the chair of the accreditation standards committee with the 
International Society for Technology in Education, Thomas has 
consistently kept Louisiana Tech University on the cutting edge of 
educational technology. In fact, it was her leadership in creating the 
nation's first set of national standards in this area in 1998--the 
National Education Technology Standards--which earned her the eSchool 
News' designation as one of our country's most notable ``ed-tech movers 
and shakers.''
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating the 
accomplishments of Dr. Lajeane Thomas and her commitment to advancing 
educational technology for college students in the 5th Congressional 
District of Louisiana and throughout our Nation.

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