[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12827]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      CONGRATULATING EDWARD COLEMAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE GRADUATES

 Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, today I congratulate the staff, 
volunteers, and participants of the Striving Toward A New Direction 
Foundation, or STAND, as they celebrate the recent graduation of 34 
members of their Leadership Institute. These graduates represent the 
best of Arkansas, and I am proud to see them achieve this great honor. 
They are the future of our State, and all Arkansans should be proud of 
their accomplishments.
  Under the guidance of CEO Tracy Steele, STAND is a nonprofit 
organization that offers leadership training to promote economic 
opportunities, social progress, and community development in Arkansas. 
STAND offers formal leadership training in four cities across the 
state: Arkadelphia, El Dorado, Little Rock, and Pine Bluff. Named after 
program coordinator Edward Coleman, the Leadership Institute seeks to 
provide education and mentoring that will lead to community service and 
career placement and advancement opportunities.
  Graduates leave this program with a stronger sense of self and 
community, learning constructive ways to make a difference for their 
fellow citizens. I have seen their efforts in our State, and I know 
that this program makes a difference in the lives of its participants 
and the entire Arkansas community.
  I again congratulate STAND graduates, faculty, and staff for their 
work to prepare the future leaders of our State for the opportunities 
and challenges that await them. They are to be commended for their 
efforts.

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