[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 121 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1712]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PROFESSOR LARRY HEIMGARTNER

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                         HON. DANA ROHRABACHER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 14, 1998

  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased and honored today to 
address the House regarding Professor Larry William Heimgartner.
  For the past twenty-five years, Mr. Heimgartner has served as a 
distinguished faculty member of the Los Angeles Harbor College 
Humanities and Fine Arts Division. He has been a tireless, dedicated 
professional, who has had a profound impact on the thousands of 
students who have come under his influence as a mentor, advisor, 
confidant, counselor and teacher.
  Professor Heimgartner is an accomplished playwright, director, and 
producer. Over the course of his tenure at Harbor College he has 
written, produced and directed many original theatrical productions, 
including the one man show ``Abraham Lincoln''; the Broadway musical 
``Grab the Ring''; a musical adaptation of ``Alice in Wonderland''; and 
``Bigger Than Bubblegum,'' a musical portrayal of the life and times of 
the 1970's pop group The Emotions.
  Professor Heimgartner has long directed his considerable talents and 
energy toward the education of children. He has written, produced, and 
directed a series of musical ``plays with a moral'' for children. These 
plays are presented annually as a part of the U.S. Marine Corps' ``Toys 
for Tots'' program, and as a feature of Harbor College's Summer 
Children's Theater events. He has also presented ``America's Youth,'' 
which addresses the challenges confronting our children today, and 
``Don't Get Too Close,'' a hard-edged presentation regarding the 
dangers of AIDS and HIV.
  Professor Heimgartner is an educational innovator. He has developed 
and instituted a variety of laudatory programs for the benefit of his 
students and the community. He has conducted study programs in Europe 
through a cooperative exchange program with England's Barnsley College, 
directed interactive teleconferencing sessions in the state, nation and 
in the international community, and introduced the More Opportunities 
for the Developmentally Disabled program. The MODD Squad, as the 
professor calls it, is an innovative program which provides 
opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in the 
College's original dramas.
  Larry William Heimgartner is an esteemed and respected faculty member 
of Harbor College. He is the recipient of the Eugene Pimentel Award for 
Teaching Excellence, and has been named in Outstanding Young Men of 
America. As an alumnus of Harbor College, it is with great personal 
pride that I express my thanks and good wishes to Professor Heimgartner 
on the occasion of his twenty-fifth anniversary with the College. He is 
an example of the best of America.

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