[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 52 (Monday, April 28, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E759]
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                    A TRIBUTE TO PROF. MARK SARGENT

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                      HON. ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR.

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 28, 1997

  Mr. EHRLICH. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to a friend, 
constituent, lawyer, and academician who has reached a new pinnacle in 
an already distinguished career, Prof. Mark Sargent.
  Professor Sargent will soon be relinquishing his current job at the 
University of Maryland School of Law, where he teaches and serves as 
associate dean for academic affairs, to accept the position of dean of 
the Villanova University Law School. As an attorney, I know many fine 
lawyers who have distinguished themselves in the courtroom as well as 
the classroom. Yet Mark is the only attorney I know whose 
accomplishments earned him a trusteeship over the future of the legal 
profession itself.
  Mark Sargent, a man of great integrity, keen mind, and a scholarly 
passion for the law, is uniquely qualified to undertake this 
assignment. Prior to accepting his current assignment at the University 
of Maryland, Mark held teaching posts at the University of Baltimore 
Law School; Southern Methodist University Law School; and the 
Washington College of Law at American University. Mark's teaching style 
has earned him great praise. He was named the 1994-95 ``Teacher of the 
Year'' at the University of Maryland; and received the Spirit of 
Excellence Award at the University of Baltimore in 1984.
  An acknowledged expert on business and securities law, Mark has 
written, coauthored, or edited dozens of articles which have appeared 
in legal journals across the Nation. He has also written or cowritten a 
total of three legal textbooks. In addition to his academic success, 
Mark has been a fixture in Maryland's legal community, and has chaired 
numerous committees of the Maryland Bar Association regarding various 
aspects of business and corporate law.
  My respect for Mark Sargent goes beyond his many professional 
achievements. Early in my career, as a young associate at the Baltimore 
law firm of Ober, Kaler, Grimes, & Shriver, I met Mark's wife Joan, 
also an associate, and have been friends with her ever since. Bright 
and talented in her own right, Joan currently works as a staffer in my 
district office. Moreover, my wife Kendel, a graduate of the University 
of Baltimore Law School, is a former student of Mark's.
  I wish Mark Godspeed as he assumes his new responsibilities later 
this year. As much as I will personally miss Mark and Joan, I am happy 
that this opportunity has presented itself to a man who so richly 
deserves it. The Maryland legal community's loss is Villanova Law 
School's gain.

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