[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 13136-13137]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING DR. CHRIS COOPER ON RECEIVING THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH 
      CAROLINA BOARD OF GOVERNORS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

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                           HON. MARK MEADOWS

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 2, 2013

  Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Chris Cooper, 
associate professor and head of the Department of Political Science and 
Public Affairs at Western Carolina University (WCU), for receiving the 
University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in 
Teaching.
   A faculty member at WCU since 2002, Dr. Cooper regularly wins rave 
reviews from his students and praise from his faculty colleagues for 
his engaging and dynamic teaching style.
   In addition to his innovative teaching techniques in the classroom, 
Dr. Cooper is known for playing an instrumental role in implementing a 
new master's-level capstone experience at WCU where students 
demonstrate their competence in public affairs by working directly with 
community partners.
   An active researcher, Dr. Cooper has written numerous articles, 
including editorial columns for newspapers across the state, and made 
many television and radio appearances due to his expertise on political 
issues.
   Dr. Cooper won the WCU Distinguished Scholar Award in 2011 and the 
WCU Chancellor's Award for Engaged Teaching in 2007.
   Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the entire 11th District of North 
Carolina, I congratulate Dr. Cooper on being named one of the best 
teachers in the University of North Carolina system and thank him for 
his commitment to the students of Western Carolina University.

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