[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 38 (Monday, March 30, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2763-S2764]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING DR. DAVID B. HENSON, THE SEVENTEENTH PRESIDENT OF LINCOLN 
                               UNIVERSITY

  Mr. ASHCROFT. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the new Lincoln 
University President, Dr. David B. Henson. On April 4, 1998, Dr. Henson 
will gather with friends, family, colleagues, faculty, and students to 
be inaugurated as the seventeenth President of Lincoln University which 
opened its doors on September 17, 1866, in Jefferson City, Missouri as 
the Lincoln Institute.
  Dr. Henson has a twenty-five year history of service to higher 
education. The list of educational institutions he has served is a 
prestigious one. At Howard University College of Medicine, Dr. Henson 
served as the Acting Chairperson in the Department of Biochemistry, the 
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, and an Associate Professor of 
Biochemistry. At Yale College, he was the Dean of Student Affairs and 
the Associate Dean. Dr. Henson's work in the fields of science is 
commendable. He was a Lecturer in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry 
and a Fellow in Timothy Dwight College at Yale University, a Professor 
of Chemistry at Alabama A&M, and a Provost and Professor of Chemistry 
at the Broward Campus of Florida Atlantic University. Furthermore, at 
the University of Colorado at Boulder, Dr. Henson held the position of 
Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Services and Student Support 
Services. Dr. Henson also served as Vice President of Student Services 
at Purdue University.
  President Henson is actively involved in state and local community 
services. He is an honorary member of Purdue Iron Key Society; a member 
of the Executive 21 Continuous Quality Improvement Steering Committee; 
a steward at St. John's AME Church in Huntsville; on the National 
Committee on International Science and Education; on the Education 
Committee, U.S. Space & Rocket Center; and on the Board of Huntsville 
Boy's and Girl's Clubs of America.
  Dr. Henson contributes his services to Missouri organizations as 
well. He currently is the Treasurer of the Council on Public Higher 
Education of Missouri; on the Board of Directors with the Jefferson 
Chamber of Commerce; on the Board of Governors at Capital Region 
Medical Canter; a member of the Steering Committee for the River 
Rendezvous; an active member of the Rotary Club of Jefferson City; and 
a member of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Central Missouri 
Celebration Planning Committee.
  To his credit, Dr. Henson has received the African Americans Who Make 
a Difference Award, the Howard

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University College of Medicine Student Council's Award for Excellence 
in Teaching, the George Washington Carver Research Foundation Student 
Award, and an American Council on Education Fellowship.
  For this lifetime of service to education and commitment to community 
involvement, I rise today to recognize and salute Dr. David B. Henson 
as he becomes the seventeenth President of Lincoln University. I think 
I speak for all Missourians when I say that we are grateful that he has 
chosen a Missouri university to continue his service to higher 
education.

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