[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5421-5422]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO BARBARA CUNNINGHAM

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 28, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Barbara Cunningham of Shenandoah, Iowa, for her upcoming 
retirement from the NEA on August 31st, 2016. For 35 years, Barbara 
served our community, and state as an educator in the Shenandoah 
Community School District, and an additional six years on the NEA-
Retired Board of Directors.
  Barbara has dedicated her life to teaching and enriching the lives of 
young people, and began her journey as a teacher right after completing 
her education. Barbara found the Shenandoah Community School District 
was the best fit for her as a physical education

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(PE) instructor. The supplies and facilities were limited--Barbara 
describes the original gym as the size of a tractor trailer--yet 
Barbara made the best of it, as most of our teachers do, and focused on 
teaching her kids with what they had. Her positive attitude and 
dedication to her students left a lasting impact that cannot be 
measured.
  For the last six years, Barbara has served on the NEA-Retired Board 
of Directors. She is a dedicated public servant who, even after 
retiring from teaching, continued to do more to help our youth and 
communities.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to recognize Barbara today as she 
approaches her retirement. Her expertise and hard work will be sorely 
missed by her colleagues and all those she has worked with over the 
years. I ask my colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives to join me in congratulating Barbara for her nearly 40 
years of dedicated service and in wishing her nothing but continued 
success in her retirement.

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