[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2903-2904]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF DR. CURTIS RAMSEY

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 5, 2012

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an acclaimed 
educator, Dr. Curtis Ramsey. Dr. Ramsey has over 60 years of experience 
in education and has served as a member of the Denton Independent 
School District (ISD) Board of Trustees for 18 years. He has taught 
internationally as a public classroom teacher, college professor, dean, 
and educational consultant.
  Dr. Ramsey has not only dedicated his life to the teaching of others 
but was equally as

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passionate about learning himself. Dr. Ramsey received his bachelor's 
and master's degrees from North Texas State University, now the 
University of North Texas. He received his doctorate from Vanderbilt 
University, where he was a professor of teacher education, and 
completed his post-doctoral work at Teachers College at Columbia 
University.
  Dr. Ramsey has served professionally at local, state, national and 
international levels. Previously, he held positions as dean of the 
College of Education at the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, 
Professor of teacher education at Vanderbilt University's George 
Peabody College, Chair of Elementary Education at Kent State 
University, and as Distinguished Visiting Professor at Bir Zeit 
University near Ramallah in the West Bank of Palestine.
  He has been recognized for his contributions to the field of 
education and has been a member for 10 years on the Legislative 
Advisory Committee to the Texas Association of School Boards. In 
addition, he was a member of the North Texas Area Association of School 
Boards' executive committee for six years. In 2010, he received an 
award of distinguished service at the TASB and TASA state conference, 
and in 1996 he achieved the Master Trustee status from TASB.
  Dr. Ramsey has shared his expertise as an educational consultant and 
witness before the Texas Legislature. He dedicated hundreds of hours to 
visit and speak to legislators about many proposed bills that could 
have a direct impact on education, Texas students, and the country. His 
dedication and public service on behalf of Texas students and teachers 
has never wavered.
  Earlier this month, Dr. Ramsey announced that he will be retiring 
from the Denton ISD Board of Trustees in May. His valuable 
contributions to education and the Denton community have been 
unparalleled and his departure will leave an outstanding legacy of 
service. I am pleased to recognize Dr. Curtis Ramsey and am privileged 
to represent Denton ISD in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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