[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 144 (Friday, November 8, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1979-E1980]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATING DR. PETE MEHAS

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 8, 2002

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Pete 
Mehas for receiving the Distinguished Alumnus Award at the Fresno State 
Alumni Awards Gala in Fresno, California on the evening of November 8, 
2002. This award is the highest honor given to an alumnus of the 
university.
  The Distinguished Alumnus Award is based on scholarship, leadership, 
and service to the University, the San Joaquin Valley, and the State of 
California. It has been established to provide special recognition to 
an individual who has distinguished himself through outstanding 
achievement during his post-collegiate career. Nominees must have 
received national or international recognition, as well as made a 
significant contribution through volunteer or donor work to the 
University, the Valley, and the State.
  In 1962, Pete Mehas received his bachelor's degree from California 
State University, Fresno, his master's degree from UCLA in 1967, and 
his doctorate in education from the University of Southern California 
in 1979. He began his teaching profession at Roosevelt High School and 
later became a legislative advocate in Sacramento and Washington DC. In 
1987, Dr. Mehas was appointed by Governor George Deukmejian as his 
Chief Advisor on matters relating to all public education in the state, 
as well as serving as the Director of the Governor's Office of 
Education Planning and Policy Committee. In September 1991, President 
Bush appointed Dr. Mehas to a 17-member advisory commission to 
implement his executive order on Latino education.
  Dr. Pete Mehas was elected Fresno County Superintendent of School in 
June 1990, and has had unanimous endorsement from Fresno area 
Republican and Democratic legislators

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during his three elections since. Dr. Mehas currently serves on the 
Fresno Compact Executive Board, Fresno State's President's Education 
Commission and Dean of Education Advisory Committee, and the UC 
Advisory Board.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Pete Mehas for earning 
the 2002 Distinguished Alumnus Award. I urge my colleagues to join me 
in wishing Dr. Pete Mehas more years of continued success.

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