[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 22, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1555]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF PROFESSOR TERRY GIBSON

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                            HON. MARK GREEN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 22, 2003

  Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, today before this house I'd like 
to recognize and honor Professor Terry Gibson who will be retiring 
after 35 years of service to the University of Wisconsin-Extension and 
the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology on 
September 3, 2003.
  Professor Gibson received his BA and MA degrees from Michigan State 
University and his PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the 
University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1973.
  Professor Gibson has a long and distinguished career of scholarship, 
teaching, outreach and service. The emphasis on the professional 
development of individuals and groups within the State of Wisconsin, 
the nation, and the world has become the hallmark of his work--
particularly with both the University of Wisconsin Extension and the 
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  Throughout his career, Professor Gibson was a mentor to graduate 
students, an avid teacher, and a designer of a variety of non-credit 
workshops and conferences. His most enduring is the ``Annual Conference 
on Teaching and Learning at a Distance,'' now in its 19th year, and 
which continues to attract a large international audience.
  The faculty of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies in Human 
Ecology unanimously voted to recommend that Emeritus Professor status 
be conferred on Professor Terry Gibson effective September 3, 2003. 
This was also unanimously approved by the School of Human Ecology's 
Executive Committee.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor and pleasure to recognize today the 
extraordinary service of Professor Terry Gibson. On behalf of my 
constituents and citizens from the great State of Wisconsin, we say 
thank you, and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

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