[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5957]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING ELIZABETH D. EVANS

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                  in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 25, 2017

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
incredible educator, leader, and public servant, Elizabeth D. Evans.
  Elizabeth Evans joined the Mississippi Valley State University 
faculty in the fall of 2003 where she currently serves in the Social 
Sciences Department. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in 
Mathematics from Mississippi Valley State University, where she was 
commissioned as a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Reserve 
Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) program. She earned a Master of Arts 
Degree in Public Management from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, 
Texas, and a Ph.D. degree in Public Policy and Administration from 
Mississippi State University.
  Other educational ventures include completion of the Air Force's 
three-tier Professional Military Education program (Squadron Officer 
School, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College) and 
Academic Instructor School while serving in the U.S. Air Force.
  As an assistant professor in the Social Sciences Department and the 
Public Administration Program, she teaches freshman through senior 
level courses, manages the internship program, advises all students in 
the Public Administration program, and serves as coordinator for the 
Public Administration program.
  Her primary interests are in continuous personal improvement and 
student achievement. She believes that teaching is more than the giving 
of information; it is working to ensure learning takes place and 
students must be engaged with exciting instruction, materials, 
examples, and demonstrations of real world situations to excite their 
desire to learn and use what they learn for a lifetime.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Elizabeth 
D. Evans, an Educator, a Leader and Public Servant for her dedication 
to serving others and giving back to the African American community.

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