[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 174 (Friday, December 14, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2309]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING PROFESSOR GARY JOHNSON

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                         HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 13, 2001

  Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an old and dear friend 
of mine, Dr. Gary Johnson. Dr. Johnson was instrumental in helping me 
become who I am today. As my advisor in the San Jose State University 
Counselor Education program, he helped me develop the sense of 
mediation and personal interactions which are so important in the work 
I do as a Member of Congress. This Friday evening, December 14, 2001, 
Dr. Johnson will be honored at a celebration of his impending 
retirement from the faculty of my alma mater. The College of Education 
and the Department of Counselor Education at San Jose State University 
will gather together to pay tribute to Dr. Johnson for his 32 years of 
dedicated service to the Counselor Education program and to the 
betterment of our community and public schools.
  Dr. Gary Johnson has been a leader in the design and implementation 
of the graduate program in the Department of Counselor Education at the 
College of Education at San Jose State University since 1969. He has 
served as a faculty member, program director, and division chairperson. 
In these capacities, he has motivated and inspired students from 
diverse backgrounds to maximize their individual potential for the good 
of our collective communities.
  Since 1957, the innovative Graduate Department of Counselor Education 
has trained and graduated over 2,000 diverse professionals. It has 
maintained a recruitment and training emphasis focusing on cross-
cultural issues, community partnerships, career life-span development, 
non-traditional counseling services, and historically under-represented 
student populations since 1970. Starting in 1978, the department has 
supported a bilingual emphasis in its students, a bilingual capability 
in its faculty, and a cross-cultural emphasis in its curriculum 
delivery.
  Many students have chosen Counselor Education as the field in which 
to re-enter their university studies, receiving their Masters Degrees 
and going on to pursue successful careers in private industry, 
education, and community organizations. Many Counselor Education 
graduates have pursued leadership roles as school administrators and 
educational reformers. The professional work of these individuals is a 
testimony to the invaluable work of Dr. Johnson's long and 
distinguished career. Along with so many others, I take this 
opportunity to commend Dr. Gary Johnson for his outstanding 
contributions to the Graduate Department of Counselor Education at San 
Josee State University, and his outstanding contributions to my life 
and my professional development and career.

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