[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10880]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SCOTT URBAN, 2010 OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD FOR TEACHER ACHIEVEMENT

  (Mr. WALZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WALZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Scott Urban, a teacher 
from Mankato West High School in Mankato, Minnesota. Scott was this 
year's recipient of the Minnesota WEM Foundation's Outstanding Educator 
Award. This award recognizes exemplary teachers who support, inspire, 
and assist students to achieve their full potential. They are nominated 
by students, parents, colleagues, and community leaders, the people 
that matter most.
  As a teacher on leave myself from Mankato West High School, I had the 
honor of teaching in the classroom next to Scott. I have seen his 
passion and outstanding leadership inspire students to achieve far more 
than they ever dream. He encourages his students to learn the material, 
not simply for a test but to test their knowledge and their limits.
  Scott's success with students is unparalleled. Over the past 11 years 
at Mankato West, the students in his rigorous advanced placement 
government and politics class have maintained an 80 percent pass rate 
on the national exam, well above all averages. Last year, 85 students 
took the exam with a pass rate of 94 percent, and 54 percent achieved 
five out of five. Students in Scott's advanced placement government 
class come away with not only superior knowledge of our political 
system but a deep love for our democracy.
  For 27 years, he has challenged and inspired, and I hope it's another 
27.
  Congratulations, Scott.

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