III 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 449 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 27, 2006 Mr. Brownback (for himself and Mr. Roberts) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Commending the extraordinary contributions of Max Falkenstien to The University of Kansas and the State of Kansas.

Whereas Max Falkenstien has served as a broadcaster for the basketball and football programs at The University of Kansas for 60 consecutive years, and will retire after the 2005–2006 men’s basketball season; Whereas Mr. Falkenstien broadcasted his first men's basketball and football games for the Kansas Jayhawks in 1946, after serving 35 months in the Army Air Corps; Whereas Mr. Falkenstien has received honors from— (1)the College Football Hall of Fame, which awarded him the Chris Schenkel Award for Broadcasting Excellence; (2)the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, which named him the winner of the 15th Annual Curt Gowdy Electronic Media Award; (3)the Kansas Association of Broadcasters, which awarded him the Distinguished Service Award; (4)Baker University, which presented him with the Lifetime Achievement Award; and (5)The University of Kansas Alumni Association, which awarded him the Ellsworth Medallion; Whereas Mr. Falkenstien is a member of— (1)the Kansas Broadcasters Hall of Fame; and (2)the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame; Whereas Mr. Falkenstien was the first— (1)inductee into the Lawrence High School Hall of Honor; and (2)media member of The University of Kansas Athletic Hall of Fame; and Whereas the State of Kansas has been privileged to have the benefit of 60 years of dedicated service provided by Max Falkenstien to The University of Kansas: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)commends the extraordinary contributions of Max Falkenstien to The University of Kansas and the State of Kansas; (2)congratulates him for 60 years of outstanding service; (3)offers the best wishes of the Senate for his future endeavors; and (4)respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of this resolution to Max Falkenstien.