[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 19, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E67]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO JAMES W. HOLLAND

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 19, 1999

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to pay tribute 
to an outstanding citizen of Indiana's First Congressional District, 
James W. Holland. On Saturday, January 16, 1999, Mr. Holland, along 
with his friends and family, will celebrate his retirement and honor 
his five decades of public service. The celebration will take place at 
Marquette-on-the-Lagoon in Gary, Indiana.
  In 1943, James Holland graduated from Rock Island High School in 
Illinois. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from 
Northwestern University in 1950, he continued his education at 
Valparaiso University, completing a Master's degree in Liberal Studies. 
From 1951 through 1968, he taught twelfth grade Government and 
Economics in Gary. In 1968, Mr. Holland became the executive for the 
City of Gary Model Cities Program. Subsequently, as Principal Associate 
of Jacobs Company, he authored administrative manuals that became the 
national standard for the Model Cities Program. Mr. Holland devised and 
established basic Model Cities structures for 15 cities, which led to 
lengthy on-site consultancies in major United States cities. In 1980, 
he was one of twenty Fellows selected annually from hundreds of 
nominees to attend the Harvard University Fellow Program for Senior 
Executives. Additionally, he served as Deputy Mayor of the City of Gary 
from 1976 through 1988. As Deputy Mayor, he supervised 38 department 
heads and administered an over $40 million annual budget, as well as 
over $100 million in federal programs.
  Mr. Holland has dedicated a substantial portion of his life to the 
betterment of Northwest Indiana, especially the transportation systems 
of Gary, Indiana.
  After 10 years of dedicated service, Mr. Holland is retiring as 
President of Gary Intercity Lines and General Manager of the Gary 
Public Transportation Corporation. Under his management, Gary Public 
Transportation Corporation has won numerous safety awards and other 
awards from the Indiana Transit Association and the American Public 
Transportation Association. Additionally, Mr. Holland has served on 
numerous transportation committees. Mr. Holland was Chairman of the 
Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission, as well as a past 
member of the Executive Board of the Northwest Indiana General Assembly 
Study Commission on State Transportation.
  On this special day, I offer my heartfelt congratulations. Mr. 
Holland's large circle of family and friends can be proud of the 
contributions this prominent individual has made. His exceptional work 
in the transportation sector of Northwest Indiana will be greatly 
missed. Fortunately, the community as a whole will continue to profit 
from his unselfish involvement to make Northwest Indiana a better place 
in which to live and work. I sincerely wish him a long, happy, healthy 
and productive retirement.

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