[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 137 (Monday, October 5, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1909]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       DR. JON LARSON INAUGURATED

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 5, 1998

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dr. Jon H. 
Larson, a distinguished educator who is joining our community in 
Northeastern Pennsylvania. On October 10, 1998, Dr. Larson will be 
inaugurated as the fifth president of the Luzerne County Community 
College, located in my hometown of Nanticoke.
  Dr. Larson was most recently Vice-President for Administration and 
Dean of Institutional Services of the Frederick Community College in 
Frederick, Maryland. During his tenure at Frederick, he was also a 
research associate at the University of Maryland. Prior to that 
experience, Dr. Larson served in several administrative and teaching 
positions at Berkshire Community College in Massachusetts.
  Dr. Larson had numerous successes in Maryland, having served as the 
founding co-chair of the Maryland Community College Technology Council 
and the founding chair of the Maryland Community College Facilities 
Planners Council. He chaired a campaign that quadrupled capital funding 
for 18 colleges and was instrumental in the resource development and 
grant funding aspects of a $34 million capital improvements program.
  Always active in the community, Dr. Larson served in leadership 
capacity of the Kiwanis, Norwich University Club, and the Frederick 
County Chamber of Commerce. He also served as community representative 
for the Bio Whittaker Animal Care and Use Committee, chair of the 
Frederick County CETA Planning Council, and chair of the Lee, 
Massachusetts Planning Board.
  Dr. Larson has been a member of the Society for College and 
University Planning, the AACC National Council for Research and 
Planning, and several other professional organizations. Since moving to 
Northeastern Pennsylvania, Dr. Larson has continued his community 
involvement by joining the Kirby Center Board of Directors and co-
chairing the education committee of the United Way of Wyoming Valley.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to join with the 
community in welcoming Dr. Larson and his wife, Judy, to Northeastern 
Pennsylvania. Since his recent arrival, Dr. Larson has already provided 
a clear vision for the mission of the Luzerne County Community College 
in the new millennium.

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