[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14517]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     IN HONOR OF MR. KENNETH SWADE

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 3, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. Kenneth Swade 
who is being inducted into the West Tech High School Hall of Fame by 
the West Tech Alumni Association.
  While attending West Tech High School, Kenneth was a member of the 
1956 and 1957 cross country state championship teams. He graduated from 
West Tech in 1958 and attended Bowling Green University on an athletic 
scholarship, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education 
in 1962. Upon graduating, he began teaching and coaching at Kennard 
Junior High. In 1964, Kenneth returned to West Tech High School as a 
teacher and coach. While teaching, Kenneth studied at John Carroll 
University, where he earned a Master of Arts in Education, focusing on 
psychology and counseling. After finishing his graduate program in 
1968, Kenneth began working as a counselor at A.B. Hart Junior High 
School. In 1980 he was named School-to-Work Apprenticeship Coordinator. 
Kenneth enrolled at Kent State University to further his education 
again and in 1983 graduated with a Master of Arts in Education, 
focusing on Administration and Supervision. Before retiring in 2001, he 
spent his career as vocational coordinator at Max. S. Hayes, West Tech, 
Jane Addams Business Careers and East Technical high schools.
  Throughout his career, Kenneth was recognized with a number of awards 
and accolades. He has been named ``Outstanding Educator,'' 
``Outstanding Vocational Coordinator'' twice, ``Man of the Year Award'' 
by the Rotary Club of Cleveland, and ``Most Outstanding Senior High 
School Teacher.'' In 1996, the Ohio Department of Education named him 
to the Ohio Vocational Educational Leadership Institute.
  In addition to his career as an educator Kenneth has been an active 
member of his community. For several years, he was the Teacher/
Coordinator for the Action for Children and Youth in Transition. After 
retiring in 2001 to Florida with his wife, Dr. Vera Swade, he is 
serving as President of the Central Citrus Rotary and was also the 
Council President of his church.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in congratulating Mr. 
Kenneth Swade for being honored by West Tech Alumni Association and 
being named to the West Tech High School Hall of Fame.

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