[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 147 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2178]
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                     TRIBUTE TO JESSE E. NASH, JR.

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                            HON. JACK QUINN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 15, 1998

  Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Jesse E. Nash, 
Professor Emeritus at Canisius College, as he enters retirement.
  A lifelong resident of the City of Buffalo, Jesse Nash is truly a 
leader in our community. He began his career with the Department of 
Sociology/Anthropology of Canisius College in 1965, and remained there 
until the close of classes last Spring.
  In addition, to his outstanding performance as an Educator, Professor 
Nash has been extremely active in our Western New York community. In 
1981, he was appointed to the New York State Commission on Minorities 
in the Health-Related Professions in Higher Education. He has served as 
a member of the Robert T. Coles project team, which has implemented 
``Citizen Participation'' components for the Buffalo War Memorial 
Stadium Renovation Project, the Buffalo Light-Rail Rapid Transit 
Station Area Land Use Study, the Erie County Community College City 
Campus Physical Education Feasibility Study, and the Buffalo Waterfront 
Alternatives Study.
  Since 1978, Professor Nash has served as President of the Seventy-
Eight Restoration Corporation, a community-based economic development 
company. This company won national acclaim for its development and 
restoration of the Emerson Row Houses, which provided affordable 
housing in a truly historic setting.
  In recognition of his tremendous commitment to Education, Professor 
Nash has been honored with the Canisius College President's Medal, the 
President's Award at the State University of New York at Buffalo, a 
Doctorate of Humane Letters at Canisius, an induction into the National 
Jesuits' Honor Society Alpha Sigma Nu, and in 1998, was distinguished 
as Professor Emeritus of Canisius College.
  For his dedicated service and leadership in our community, Professor 
Nash has been honored with the Lifetime Community Service Award from 
Sheehan Memorial Hospital, the ``Red Jacket'' Community Service Award 
from the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, the Marcus Garvey 
Award from the Jamaican and American Association, and the Martin Luther 
King, Jr. Award from Canisius College.
  In addition, Professor Nash has received the Buffalo Urban League's 
Evans-Young Award and the Brotherhood Award from NCCJ. In 1993, 
Governor Mario Cuomo recognized his lifetime commitment with the 
prestigious Governor's Award for Distinguished Blacks in New York 
State. In 1990, along with his wife, Hortense, Professor Nash received 
the prestigious Medgar Evers Award from the Buffalo Chapter of the 
NAACP.
  Mr. Speaker, today I would like to join with Professor Nash's wife, 
Hortense; his children, Jesse III, George, and Deborah; the faculty, 
staff, students and alumni of Canisius College; and our entire Western 
New York community in tribute to Professor Jesse E. Nash, Jr.
  With retirement comes many new opportunities. May Jesse Nash meet 
each new opportunity with the same enthusiasm and vigor in which he 
demonstrated throughout his brilliant career, and may those 
opportunities be as fruitful as those in his past.
  Thank you, Professor, for your tireless effort and personal 
commitment to our community and to the many young men and women 
fortunate enough to have had you as a teacher throughout the past 
thirty-three years.

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