[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S2720]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         PROFESSOR ROBERT KERN

 Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Robert Kern, a longtime professor at the University of New Mexico where 
he is head of the European section of the history department. With a 
Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, Dr. Kern's studies, teachings, 
and writings are centered on Iberian history, and the history of labor 
in various societies. In nearly 35 years of teaching at UNM, he has 
earned a well-deserved reputation as a thoughtful professor and a 
distinguished writer.
  Believing that teaching is just about the noblest profession anyone 
can undertake, and coming from a family of teachers myself, I admire 
more than I can say what Professor Kern has done in this career. As a 
father, I admire more than I can say the fine job he did raising his 
sons, one of whom, Josh, worked on my staff for several years. The 
love, care, and attention Robert Kern gave his boys is reflected in 
their own lives and I suspect that of all of his achievements in a life 
well-lived, they are his pride and joy.

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