[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4564]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF MS. BEVERLY LOUISE STEWART

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 22, 2010

  Mr. CASTLE. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
today to recognize Beverly Louise Stewart, who is to be inducted into 
the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women for her contributions to education 
in Delaware. Beverly pioneered an innovative method of tutoring, and 
created a thriving educational center out of her own home.
  Beverly started Back to Basics, a one-on-one private tutoring 
service, in 1985 after teaching at Sanford School. What started as a 
small tutoring service in her kitchen, and with her as the only 
instructor, is now a vibrant firm that employs approximately 80 degreed 
tutors, and a multitude of services in addition to basic subject help. 
The center offers corporate education, adult education, English as a 
Second Language, and a unique state-approved private school. The motto 
of Back to Basics is ``Aim High!''--which is certainly the axiom of 
Beverly's story, as well.
  The accolades Beverly has collected over the years speaks to the 
ingenuity of Back to Basics. She was given the ``Delaware 
Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year Award'' by the New Castle County 
Chamber of Commerce's The Capitol Review in 1998, and the Delaware 
Small Business Administration's ``2004 Small Businessperson of the 
Year.'' In 2007, Delaware Today named her one of the ``Top 35 Women in 
Business.''
  As a Member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, it makes 
me proud to see all that Beverly has accomplished as a citizen of 
Delaware, both to advance education, and as small business leader. I am 
grateful for her contributions to the State of Delaware, and wish her 
all the best as she accepts the well-earned honor of being inducted 
into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women.

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