[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7586]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MS. SYLVIA BRUNI

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 6, 2010

  Mr. CUELLAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the accomplishments 
of Ms. Sylvia Bruni, a recent award recipient of the Liberty Bell Award 
in Webb County of South Texas. Ms. Bruni is currently working in the 
Child's Advocacy Center to pursue community engagement in the defense 
of our children reaching over 5,000 children.
  Ms. Bruni has played an active and valuable role throughout the 
community through her diligent education efforts and sharpened insights 
towards children. She has dedicated her professional career to 
developing students' minds and is also involved with community 
outreach.
  For seventeen years, Ms. Bruni taught English in the United 
Independent School District system to gifted and talented students. She 
had the opportunity to engage with thousands of students over the 
years, all of which were unique and special to her in diverse ways. 
Admirably, she confronted many difficulties throughout the years, yet 
handled all situations with leadership, guidance, and care for her 
students. She used her expertise in the field to customize her teaching 
to help students with limited English or problems in school. She was 
also Program Coordinator, Principal of Salinas Elementary, Director of 
Curriculum and Instruction in the school system. Additionally, 
continuing her passion for education, Ms. Bruni worked at Texas A&M 
International University as Director for Special Programs for seven 
years with an array of responsibilities--such as, implementing the 
University's first Summer Children's Workshop, which continues today. 
Ms. Bruni continued her endeavors working for Laredo Independent School 
District as Executive Director for Planning and Development. She worked 
extensively on Laredo ISD's Strategic Planning Program, a professional 
development program based on best practices and its award winning 
National Science Foundation Math and Science Initiative. Further, the 
closing of her pubic school career, she served as Laredo ISD's interim-
superintendent.
  Throughout the years, Ms. Bruni has been honored and recognized for 
her work in the community. Recently, she was recognized as Honorary 
Walk Chair by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Laredo Branch. 
She was also awarded the Gary G. Jacobs Award for Higher Education by 
the League of United Latin American Citizen.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to have had this time to recognize Ms. 
Bruni, award recipient of the Liberty Bell award. She has been 
personally invested in the mission of providing life changing 
experiences for our youth, a strong advocate for children's issues, as 
well as developing personal relationships with diverse community 
stakeholders.

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