[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12603-12604]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO RICHARD BROOKS

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Richard Brooks, a High School teacher at Johnston 
Community School District in Johnston, Iowa. On Thursday, September 8, 
2016, Richard Brooks was a recipient of The Presidential

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Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching at a ceremony 
in Washington, D.C.
  The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science 
Teaching (PAEMST) are the highest honors bestowed upon K-12 mathematics 
and science teachers by the federal government. Established by Congress 
in 1983, the PAEMST program has been a benchmark that all teachers 
strive to achieve. Richard Brooks' dedication to his students and 
steadfastness in his commitment to excellence has not gone unnoticed. I 
am honored to recognize him as one of this year's recipients.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud and congratulate Richard Brooks for receiving 
this award and for providing the youth in Iowa's 3rd Congressional 
District the education that they will need to be successful in the 
future. I am proud to represent him, his fellow teachers and students 
in the United States Congress. I know that my colleagues in the United 
States House of Representatives will join me in congratulating Richard 
Brooks and wishing him well and continued success in the future.

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