36134 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 153, Pt. 27 December 18, 2007 Carroll College is a private, Catholic seven times under his direction. Van complish this goal the members not college in my hometown of Helena, MT. Diest is not only a fantastic coach who only have to juggle long practices and Carroll boasts an enrollment of about has built a winning football program; games, but they continue to achieve 1,500 students and is known around the he is an even better person, husband, academic excellence. Not only are country for its award-winning aca- and father. Mike has taught his players these young men excellent athletes and demic and preprofessional programs. many life lessons along the way. He students, but they pride themselves in Carroll is particularly strong in preaches the importance of getting a giving back to their community for all premedical, engineering, and nursing quality education, the value of team- the support they have received by programs. work, and the need to give back to the doing community service, fundraising, The Saints enjoy great support from community. This embodies the service and school public relations. the community of Helena and from mission of Carroll College and the Fort Campbell, KY, is proud to be folks all across Big Sky country. Fans school’s motto, ‘‘Not for school but for home to the 101st Airborne Division pack Nelson Stadium on the Carroll life.’’ Coach Van Diest has a lifetime of and 160th Special Operations Airborne campus each Saturday when there is a respect and appreciation for the Carroll Division. Many of the players on the home game. Rain, snow, sub-zero tem- standard and tradition of excellence Fort Campbell Falcons have loved ones peratures—nothing will stop the Car- and the college is truly blessed to have currently serving our Nation abroad. I roll faithful from coming out to cheer him. am confident that these loved ones on their beloved Saints. I always look All of Carroll’s athletic programs would be proud of what the Falcons forward to being a part of the crowd have enjoyed great success as of late. have accomplished this season. whenever I can. The student cheering This fall the women’s soccer team won The citizens of Fort Campbell, KY, section known as the ‘‘Carroll Crazies’’ the first ever Frontier Conference are fortunate to have the 2007 Class 2– joins with parents and community Championship and claimed their first A State Champions and families living members to create an atmosphere that ever victory at the NAIA national and learning in their community. Their is so energetic on game day you would tournament. The men’s and women’s example of hard work and determina- think you were at a much larger basketball team and the volleyball tion should be followed by all in the school. team have also won numerous con- Commonwealth. Like hard working folks all across ference championships in recent years I am very proud of the accomplish- Montana I value my money, but I was and have represented the school proud- ments these young men have made. I so confident that Carroll would be vic- ly in regional and national tour- would like to congratulate the mem- torious in the title game that I made a naments. This record of excellence can bers of the Fort Campbell High School little wager with my good friend from be attributed to the fine student ath- Varsity football team for their success. South Dakota, Senator Tim Johnson. letes that come to Carroll from towns But, also, I want to congratulate their The winner gets some delicious buffalo small and large all across Montana and peers, coaches, teachers, administra- steaks my staff and I look forward to the Northwest. These individuals put it tors, and dedicated parents for the sup- enjoying them. A special thanks to all on the line not only on the playing port and sacrifices they have made to Senator JOHNSON for being such a good fields and courts but also in the class- help the Fort Campbell High School sport. room. I appreciate and admire this tra- football team make their dreams a re- In the title game the Saints were led dition of excellence in both athletics ality.∑ by running back Gabe Le, who slogged and academics. Many athletes achieve f through the mud to pick up 116 hard- honor roll status and go on to experi- VALDOSTA STATE NATIONAL fought yards and scored Carroll’s only ence success in their respective fields CHAMPIONS two touchdowns on the day. For his ef- of study. The dedicated coaches and forts Le, a sophomore from Hayden, ID, their staff have nurtured and helped ∑ Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, was named the offensive player of the these athletes to grow by putting in today I wish to congratulate the Val- game. Le started the season as a countless hours throughout the year to dosta State University Blazers football backup but found his way into the prepare for their respective seasons. team for winning the 2007 NCAA Divi- starting lineup and rushed for over 100 Athletic director Bruce Parker also de- sion II National Championship. yards in each of Carroll’s four victories serves recognition as he has helped to The Blazers celebrated their second in the playoffs. The Carroll defense build and oversee the success of Carroll national championship in 4 years on rose to the occasion and slowed down athletics. December 15, 2007, in Florence, AL, and Sioux Falls’ high-flying offense. Hard Finally, I would like to congratulate completed their season with a final hitting linebacker Owen Koeppen, a the president of Carroll College, Dr. record of 13 to 1. Valdosta State’s play- junior from Florence, MT, took the Tom Trebon, whose leadership and off run included victories over Catawba honors as defensive player of the game. dedication have made Carroll the high- University, University of North Ala- Koeppen has also been named to the ly regarded institution that it is. I look bama, and the University of California- 2007 American Football Coaches Asso- forward to cheering on the Saints Pennsylvania en route to defeating ciation NAIA All-America Team. again in 2008 as they begin their quest Northwest Missouri State 25 to 20 in The 2007 edition of the Fighting for an unprecedented sixth national the championship game. Saints was particularly dominant. title. I know they will make Montana I am extremely proud of these tal- They finished the season a perfect 15–0, proud.∑ ented men for all of their hard work running their record over the past 6 f and dedication that contributed to this years to an astounding 79 to 6. The victory. I congratulate all of the team squad didn’t surrender a touchdown TRIBUTE TO FORT CAMPBELL members, particularly the senior class. until the eighth game of the season and HIGH SCHOOL Their leadership and talents will surely gave up an average of less than five ∑ Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I wish be missed. In addition, sophomore wide points per game. Carroll outscored to pay tribute to the Fort Campbell receiver Cedric Jones and junior safety their opponents by a combined total of Varsity football team from Fort Camp- Sherard Reynolds were both named 370 to 72. bell, KY. On December 8, 2007, the Fort First-Team All-Americans. The Blazers Head football coach , Campbell High School Varsity football also had seven players named to the a native of East Helena, came home in team won the Class 2–A State Cham- All-Conference 1999 to coach the Saints. In addition to pionship in Louisville, KY. Team, including Cedric Jones, Gerald the five national titles, the Saints have For the young men on this team, this Davis, William Montford, Sherard Rey- won eight straight Frontier Conference is not just a trophy; it is an affirma- nolds, , Michael Terry, championships and made it to the tion that with hard work and deter- and Travis Harrison. Furthermore, I semifinal round of the NAIA playoffs mination, anything is possible. To ac- would like to extend my appreciation

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Coach Dean is in his first Springer High School in Springer, NM; are they aware that our diplomats and other season as head coach of the Blazers, Tatum High School in Tatum, NM; and Foreign Service personnel work 24/7 around having been the team’s offensive coor- Texico High School in Texico, NM. the world in the interest of the American dinator for the past 7 years. He is only Again, I commend these fine high people. the second first-year coach in history schools on a job well done, and I hope His subsequent advocacy and leader- to lead his team to a Division II title. that these awards will inspire high ship in the planning of a National Mu- Valdosta, a city long known for its schools in my home State and around seum of American Diplomacy at the tradition in high school football, can the country to strive for the best.∑ Department of State has helped to en- sure that our Nation honors the past now boast about the success of Val- f dosta State University, which has won achievements and ongoing service of 2 Division II National Championships TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE our country’s diplomats. in 4 years. It is my hope that the win- STEPHEN LOW I congratulate Ambassador Low on ning tradition at Valdosta State will ∑ Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I rise his 80th birthday and his lifetime of continue for many years to come. today to congratulate a distinguished achievement. I wish him many more Congratulations again to all of these former member of the Foreign Service, years of good health and active service young men and to all associated with the Honorable Stephen Low, on the oc- to our country. the football casion of his recent 80th birthday on I ask that the attached resolution be program for their great accomplish- December 2, 2007. He has rendered printed in the RECORD. ments and hard work.∑ many years of service to our Nation, The material follows. Congratulating Hon. Stephen Low on a f and I am honored to celebrate this milestone and his achievements. lifetime of service to the cause and pro- BEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN NEW Upon receiving his doctorate from motion of American diplomacy, and on the MEXICO the Fletcher School of Law and Diplo- recent passing of his 80th birthday on De- ∑ cember 2, 2007; Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, today macy in 1956, the future Ambassador Whereas throughout his years as a career I applaud the top public high schools in joined the Department of State as an Foreign Service Officer, Ambassador Low my home State of New Mexico. I was Intelligence Research Officer in what served as the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria pleased to learn that in U.S. News and was then the Bureau of Far Eastern Af- and the U.S. Ambassador to Zambia; World Report’s first ranking of Amer- fairs. In the years that followed, Am- Whereas while advising the National Secu- ica’s best high schools, 16 high schools bassador Low served as the Economic- rity Council, Ambassador Low served as a in New Mexico were awarded with sil- Labor Officer in Kampala, Uganda; the senior staff member for Latin America; Whereas Ambassador Low has received the ver and bronze medals for their out- Chief of Political Section, Dakar, Sen- Department of State Distinguished Honor standing performance on standardized egal; the Special Assistant to the Dep- Award and two Presidential Meritorious tests and in providing college-level uty Under Secretary of State for Polit- Service Awards; coursework. ical Affairs; and the Counselor for Po- Whereas in his commitment to education, The students come from many dif- litical Affairs in Brasilia, Brazil. He Ambassador Low has served as the Director ferent backgrounds, but they are suc- then returned to Washington where he of the State Department’s Foreign Service cessful because of the mind-set that was named the Director of Brazil Af- Institute, President of the Association for says every student can succeed. These Diplomatic Studies and Training, and sev- fairs in the early 1970s. eral teaching posts in the United States and schools and the communities around During the Ford administration, Ste- abroad; them have embraced the differences in phen Low advised our Nation’s policy- Whereas Ambassador Low continues to be their student body and demonstrated makers on the National Security Coun- active in the creation of a museum and cen- that every single student, regardless of cil as the senior staff member for Latin ter for the study of American diplomacy at background, can and will learn. It America. He then returned to service the Department of State: Now, therefore, be takes the dedicated leadership of a abroad, as the U.S. Ambassador to Ni- it good principal, a talented teaching geria. Three years later he served as Resolved, That the Committee on Foreign Relations expresses to Ambassador Low deep corps and engaged parents to achieve Ambassador to Zambia. Ambassador appreciation for his service to the Depart- this level. Low performed these duties admirably, ment of State and the United States of The teachers and staff of these high receiving the Department of State Dis- America.∑ schools have demonstrated their com- tinguished Honor Award and two Presi- f mitment to excellence through quality dential Meritorious Service Awards. education. I have always been very In 1982 Ambassador Low became the SERGEANT AARON HENEHAN proud to call New Mexico my home be- Director of the State Department’s ∑ Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, cause of the countless opportunities it Foreign Service Institute, the Federal During this holiday season, I would provides. This is a well deserved rec- Government’s primary training insti- like to recognize the soldiers and vet- ognition for the excellent work being tution for officers and support per- erans from Alaska who have given so done by these high schools, and I would sonnel of the U.S. foreign affairs com- much and continue to give so much. I like to congratulate them on their munity. His commitment to education would like them to know that their great success. has been steadfast ever since. In addi- sacrifices in Afghanistan and Iraq have The following schools were com- tion to teaching and administrative not gone unnoticed by their fellow mended with awards: Academy for posts at the Johns Hopkins University Alaskans. When I was in Iraq I had the Technology and the Classics in Santa and other schools, Ambassador Low pleasure of meeting soldiers and Na- Fe, NM; Bloomfield High School in was named President of the Associa- tional Guardsmen from Anchorage, Bloomfield, NM; Clayton High School tion of Diplomatic Studies and Teach- Fairbanks, Seward, Soldotna, Eagle in Clayton, NM; Cliff High School in ing, an office he held until 1997. River, Slana, and Wasilla. Hearing Cliff, NM; Eldorado High School in Al- Today the Ambassador continues his their stories and commitment made me buquerque, NM; East Mountain Charter active career. As President and Found- incredibly proud to be an Alaskan. High School in Sandia Park, NM; er of the Foreign Affairs Museum Every day, Alaskans write my office Hagerman High School in Hagerman, Council, Ambassador Low worked with praising the service men and women NM; La Cueva High School in Albu- members of Congress and all living who have returned and those still in

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