[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9767]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING DANIELLE L. SCOTT, THE RECIPIENT OF THE BEACON 
                   FOUNDATION, INC. SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 19, 2013

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join with me in congratulating Danielle L. Scott, 
the recipient of the Beacon Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Award. The 
scholarship, which is awarded to college students aspiring to become 
future leaders, was awarded to Ms. Scott based on her exemplary 
academic performance and extensive community service. I also commend 
the Beacon Foundation, a relatively new foundation, for its record in 
education.
  Danielle is currently a junior at Howard University studying 
Political Science with a minor in Community Development. Prior to her 
enrollment at Howard University, she attended Monticello High School in 
Charlottesville, Virginia. During her time at Monticello, she held 
numerous leadership positions and was very involved in her community. 
She oversaw the school's Peer Mediation Program and Big Brother Big 
Sister mentoring program, and was class president all four years. Upon 
her graduation in 2011, she received the $10,000 Congressional Harry F. 
Byrd Jr. Leadership Award, the Susan N. Gilkey Award for Leadership, 
and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated Leadership Scholarship.
  With her acceptance to Howard University, she was awarded the Legacy 
Scholarship and was accepted into the College of Arts and Sciences 
Honors Program. Since her arrival at the University, she has continued 
her service and is active in the university. She serves as the Chief of 
Staff for the Howard University Student Association and is also a 
member of Alpha Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated. In 
addition, she mentors young girls on a weekly basis as a cheerleading 
coach at the George Ferris Jr. Clubhouse 6 Boys and Girls Club. 
Maintaining a 3.95 grade point average, she is on the College of Arts 
and Science's Dean's List. Currently, Ms. Scott holds an internship at 
the Economic Development Administration in the Department of Commerce.
  After Howard, Ms. Scott hopes to continue her education in pursuit of 
a Master's degree and potentially a PhD. She hopes to help underserved 
communities in the United States. Specifically, she would like to help 
urban black communities by reinvigorating the basic infrastructure, 
function, and atmosphere of these areas. She lives by the words of Mary 
McLeod Bethune, ``Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to 
service, without it nothing is possible, with it, nothing is 
impossible.''
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to congratulate Ms. 
Danielle L. Scott as this year's recipient of the Beacon Foundation, 
Inc. Scholarship Award.

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