[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 136 (Tuesday, September 5, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S12624]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             LARRY DeNARDIS

   Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Larry 
DeNardis who on September 22, 1995, will be the recipient of the 
Distinguished Service Award of the Italian-American Society of Greater 
New Haven, Inc. The Italian-American Society was founded to celebrate 
and perpetuate the concept of the Italian heritage in America, and the 
society strives to acknowledge and commemorate the many contributions 
made by Italian-Americans.
  Lawrence J. DeNardis was born and raised in New Haven, where he 
currently serves as the president of the University of New Haven [UNH]. 
Larry is well known in both the academic and public service arenas. His 
academic experience includes 16 years as associate professor and 
chairman of political science at Albertus Magnus College and 11 years 
as an adjunct professor at UNH. He has also been a visiting professor 
of government at Connecticut College, a guest scholar at the Woodrow 
Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian 
Institution, and a seminar instructor at Yale University.
  In the field of government, Larry DeNardis has had the rare and 
notable distinction of serving as both a Federal and State legislator. 
After serving five terms in the State Senate from 1971-79, where I was 
proud to serve with him, Larry was elected to the U.S. House of 
Representatives from Connecticut's Third District in 1980. I should 
note here that Larry's elevation to Federal office came at my expense--
I was on the losing end of that Congressional campaign. But in 
retrospect, I am grateful for his victory, since it opened the door for 
me to serve as Connecticut attorney general and in this Chamber. Larry 
served ably and honorably in Congress and then went on to serve as 
Assistant Secretary for Legislation at the U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services during 1985-86.
  Larry continues to reside in the New Haven area, where he is 
currently an active member of many organizations including the Greater 
New Haven Chamber of Commerce, Shubert Performing Arts Center, Mayor's 
Task Force on Transportation, Yale Medical School Library, St. Regis 
Health Center, and the Knights of Malta. He and his high school 
sweetheart, Mary Lou, have been married for 34 years and have four 
children: Larry Jr., Mark, Lesley, and Gregory and reside in Hamden, 
CT. Larry's work and commitment has been an inspiration to those who 
know him. I am proud to count him as a friend. I salute the Honorable 
Lawrence J. DeNardis as he accepts the Distinguished Service Award of 
the Italian-American Society for his decency, intelligence, and 
steadfast devotion to the community.

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