[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 26 (Thursday, March 10, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: March 10, 1994]
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                     REMEMBERING DR. HENRY CAMPBELL

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                           HON. HAROLD ROGERS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 10, 1994

  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Speaker, the people of Kentucky and the Nation lost 
one of its most revered educators and servants when Dr. Henry A. 
Campbell, of Floyd County, passed away on Tuesday, February 22.
  On June 12, 1964, Dr. Campbell became Prestonburg Community College's 
first president. While under his control, the college grew from 322 
students in 1964 to more than 2,500 at his retirement in 1991.
  He expanded the curriculum and, in 1987, established a satellite 
campus which now enrolls more than 800 students. He also played a vital 
role in establishing Hazard Community College.
  He established the science building that bears his name at 
Prestonburg Community College, where his legacy for excellence in 
education will live forever.
  His is a legacy that also will be shared each and every time a 
Prestonburg Community College graduate crosses the stage to receive 
their diploma.
  A veteran who served in Europe during World War II under Gen. George 
Patton, Campbell was wounded in action and decorated for his brave 
service.
  Many of us knew Campbell as the educator who passed other higher-
glory opportunities to spend 27 years of his life molding a new college 
at Prestonburg into the complex that it is today.
  Dr. Campbell also was a community leader and fundraiser. As an active 
member of many local and State organizations--education, and other, 
Campbell has left his mark on the Big Sandy area and Kentucky alike.
  But Henry Campbell's greatest contributions have been to our 
children. Teaching by example, Dr. Campbell has shown generations of 
young people that hard work, devotion to community, and respect are the 
most honorable and everlasting pursuits.
  In all of his activities, Dr. Campbell truly cared about the students 
and citizens of the Big Sandy areas All of his efforts have been to 
raise the quality of education and to improve the quality of life for 
the people of eastern Kentucky. Because of this commitment, he will be 
sorely missed.

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