[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 6, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E876]
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                          HONORING MAX HALLMAN

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                         HON. DENNIS A. CARDOZA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 2003

  Mr. CARDOZA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Max Hallman. Max 
Hallman has dedicated his life to education and the community of Merced 
has benefited greatly from his efforts.
  Max Hallman was instrumental in starting the Honors program at Merced 
College thirteen years ago, bringing the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society 
to the campus. Max was a founding member of the Califomia/Nevada Region 
of the Honors Society, and has received several awards recognizing his 
achievements. Max Hallman has been named Merced College Instructor of 
the Year, is the recipient of the National Institute for Staff and 
Organizational Development's Teaching Excellence Award, six different 
Phi Theta Kappa recognitions and is prominently featured in the 
directory, Who `s Who Among America's Teachers.
  Max Hallman has spent his life teaching the young to think, to 
question, to aspire for something greater. Max Hallman has become an 
expert in the works of Frederick Nietzsche, who once wrote, ``Out of 
damp and gloomy days, out of solitude, out of loveless words directed 
at us, conclusions grow up in us like fungus: one morning they are 
there, we know not how, and they gaze upon us, morose and gray. Woe to 
the thinker who is not the gardener but only the soil of the plants 
that grow in him!'' Professor Hallman has long been teaching his young 
students to garden--to be responsible for their minds and lives, and 
many of them are the better for it.
  It is my honor and privilege to recognize Max Hallman for his service 
to the community. Throughout his career, he has distinguished himself 
as a leader and mentor. I am delighted to recognize his service and his 
retirement as I wish him the best in the years to come.

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