Kendrick Meek: “with great sadness, I come to the floor today to honor a great American by the name of Sally Smith who passed away just…”

“with great sadness, I come to the floor today to honor a great American by the name of Sally Smith who passed away just days ago. Sally Smith, during her time here amongst us, was a great American and left a footprint on this country in the area of education like no other in the past. Sally Smith ran and actually founded with her husband the Lab School of Washington. And for someone who has been not only involved in the Lab School, but has a daughter that attends the Lab School, I had an opportunity to learn more about Mrs. Sally Smith and what she did in the very early days at the Washington Lab School. Mrs. Smith and the faculty at the Lab School have done an excellent job in protecting and nurturing all of the young people with learning differences at the Lab School, here in Washington and in Baltimore. On Saturday, December 1, 2007, Mrs. Smith died at the age of 78. Born on May 7, 1929, Mrs. Smith was a native of New York City and one of four daughters born to Isaac and Bertha Liberman. She graduated in 1950 from Bennington College and earned a master's degree in education from New York University in 1955. In 1976, Mrs. Smith became a professor in the School of Education at American University, where she led the master's degree program specializing in learning disabilities. Tonight, I ask Members of Congress to join me in honoring her life and the gifts that she bestowed upon the world of education.”