[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2014]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              PHILLIP RIGGS RECEIVES MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARD

  (Mr. WALKER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand today to recognize my 
constituent, Phillip Riggs, who was the recipient of the third annual 
Music Educator Award presented by the GRAMMY Foundation.
  The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current 
educators who have made a significant contribution to the field of 
music education. Phillip was selected out of 4,500 nominations 
submitted from all 50 States.
  Phillip is a native of Mount Airy, North Carolina, and is currently 
the music instructor at the North Carolina School of Science and 
Mathematics in Durham, North Carolina.
  Phillip was exposed to music in other traditional ways as well. His 
father was a leader of the church choir during childhood.
  Phillip is also the recipient of the Exceptional Contribution in 
Outreach Award presented annually by the University of North Carolina 
Board of Governors.
  Thank you, Mr. Riggs, for representing North Carolina honorably, for 
your tremendous career in music education, and for inspiring musicians 
across our State and our Nation.

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