[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12722-12723]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING DR. MICHAEL E. BROWN

 Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I am pleased to ask my colleagues 
to join me in honoring Michael E. Brown, Ph.D., as he retires from a 
long and successful career as a leader in education. This month, Dr. 
Brown will retire as assistant superintendent of instructional services 
with Rialto Unified School District in southern California, and can 
look back on a proud career of service and distinction in education and 
community leadership.
  Dr. Brown will retire after almost four decades of leadership in 
Rialto Unified School District. Dr. Brown's service in education began 
in 1971 when he began as a teacher in Rialto teaching fifth and sixth 
grade. In 1976 Dr. Brown was awarded his Ph.D. in education from the 
University of California, Riverside. Dr. Brown would then serve the 
district as a program specialist, as a principal, as director of 
curriculum, and as assistant superintendent.
  Numerous schools under his leadership have received California 
Distinguished Schools Awards, and all elementary schools in the 
district have seen increased API scores. Middle schools and high 
schools have similarly seen growth in their AVID programs both in 
student participation and success.
  Dr. Brown has also worked tirelessly in his community. He served in 
the California National Guard from 1969 through 1975, and has served in 
various community organizations such as Kiwanis International, Phi 
Delta Kappa International, the Boy Scouts of America, and as an active 
member in his church congregation.

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  As he retires from almost four decades in education, I am pleased to 
ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing his many 
accomplishments.

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