[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5872]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING MARSHA LEWIS BROWN

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                        HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 26, 2012

  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a proven 
and respected leader and my Soror, Marsha Lewis Brown, the 17th 
Director of the South Atlantic Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 
Inc. She has honored Alpha Kappa Alpha with her sterling commitment for 
the last 38 years.
  Marsha Lewis Brown has served as President, Vice President, 
Secretary, Treasurer, and Parliamentarian in her home chapter, Gamma 
Theta Omega, located in Tampa, Florida. In all of these positions she 
has served with dignity, grace and fortitude. Soror Brown has been the 
recipient of many Alpha Kappa Alpha accolades including, Soror of the 
Year, Soror in the Spotlight, President Meritorious, and most notably 
the Chapter Leadership Award.
  Marsha Lewis Brown has had an impressive tenure with Alpha Kappa 
Alpha. She was awarded the 2004 Margaret Davis Bowen Outstanding Alumna 
Soror of the South Atlantic Regional Conference award. She has been at 
the helm of many committees including, Chairman of the South Atlantic 
Regional Heritage Committee from 2006 to 2010, a four-year chairmanship 
of the South Atlantic Regional Standards Committee, a four-year 
chairmanship of the South Atlantic Regional Leadership Development 
Committee, and 1999 General Conference Chairman for the South Atlantic 
Regional Conference in Orlando, Florida. She also served four years as 
a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha International Standards Committee.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud that such an energetic, gifted and dedicated 
Soror is following in my footsteps and joins the ranks of so many other 
distinguished Regional Directors from the great State of Florida. Soror 
Marsha Lewis Brown is an exemplary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha 
Sorority, Inc. I honor her today for her leadership as she continues to 
inspire and motivate the women of the South Atlantic Regional 
Conference.

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