[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E362]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   GUEST CHAPLAIN, DR. CALVIN TURPIN

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 14, 2001

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to submit 
background material on Dr. Calvin Turpin. Dr. Turpin, from my district, 
offered the prayer to open the House today.
  Dr. Calvin C. Turpin of Hallister, CA, is a native of Illinois. He is 
a retired professor of religion and an administrator from Hardin 
Simmons University, Abilene, TX.
  Dr. Turpin earned a B.A., and M.A. from Baylor University, Waco, TX; 
An M.A. from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; Bachelor of 
Divinity; M.R.E. (Master of Religious Education) and a Master of 
Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY, 
and a Doctor of Science in Theology from Golden Gate Baptist 
Theological Seminary, Mill Valley, CA.
  Dr. Turpin served as Deputy Chief of Chaplains for the Civil Air 
Patrol. He and his wife Eudell are the parents of a son and daughter.
  Dr. Turpin served in the Army during World War II and has served as a 
minister in Southern Baptist Churches in Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee, 
and California.
  Presently he serves as National Chaplain of the American Legion 
(2000-2001).

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