[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7106]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING SISTER MARY ANN SMITH

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 11, 2011

  Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor and acknowledge 
Sister Mary Ann Smith, President/Principal of Ladywood High School, as 
she receives the Helen Kern Morris Award from the Father Kern 
Foundation and Most Holy Trinity Church, located in Southwest Detroit. 
Each year the Helen Kern Morris Award is presented to an individual who 
has demonstrated a deep commitment in the Catholic faith and dedication 
in serving her community and the needs of the less fortunate.
  Born in Bronson, Michigan, Sister Mary Ann is the third of four 
children born to Leo and Martha Smith. She completed her elementary 
education in Bronson at St. Mary's Assumption and responded to God's 
calling to enter the Aspirancy of the Felician Sisters. After attending 
both the Felician Academy in Detroit and Livonia's Ladywood High 
School, Sister Mary Ann entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. 
Felix of Cantalice, Felician Sisters. She earned a Bachelor of Arts 
Degree in Music/Education from Madonna University in 1972 and went on 
to Wayne State University where she earned a Masters in Music/Education 
in 1980. Impressively in 1987, Sister Mary Ann received a Master's 
Degree in Educational Administration at the University of Dayton. From 
the State of Michigan she obtained Administrative Certification K-12 
Building Level Leadership Improvement, a Secondary Certificate in 
Music-K-12 and in Music 9-12.
  Sister Mary Ann Smith has served on numerous Boards and Committees in 
the academic community, is a member of the Livonia Chamber of Commerce 
and is a choir member and cantor at St. Monica Parish. She taught 
school in Detroit, Hamtramck, Wyandotte, Bay City and Livonia and 
served as Principal at St. Florian High School in Hamtramck before 
becoming Principal/President of Ladywood High School in my hometown of 
Livonia.
  Mr. Speaker, Sister Mary Ann Smith has bettered the lives of 
countless students. Celebrating more than 40 years in Catholic 
Education, Sister Mary Ann Smith has been a member of the Congregation 
of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice for 44 years. As she receives 
this much deserved award for her tireless efforts on the behalf of the 
youth of our metropolitan area, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
applauding her legendary leadership, and in thanking her for her 
unfaltering service to our community and our country.

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