[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5934]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATING MR. BEN TALLEY

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                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 29, 2015

  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I submit these remarks to congratulate Mr. 
Ben Talley, a science teacher at Van Pelt Elementary School in Bristol, 
Virginia, on being inducted into the 2015 National Teachers Hall of 
Fame.
  Education is important to the Ninth Congressional District and the 
future of our nation. Mr. Talley has 24 years of teaching experience, 
and has been awarded the prestigious McGlothlin Award for Teaching 
Excellence, the Bristol Mayors' Award of Distinction, a Rotary 
Outstanding Teacher, and Virginia Teacher of the Year.
  In addition to teaching at Van Pelt Elementary School, Mr. Talley 
teaches GED courses at the Bristol Virginia Jail. He has also written 
several books, including his 2007 book entitled ``The Game My Father 
Taught Me.''
  Mr. Speaker, I again congratulate Mr. Ben Talley on his remarkable 
accomplishments and, on behalf of many in the Ninth District, thank him 
for all he has done for our area. Best wishes for many more years of 
continued success.

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