[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 144 (Wednesday, October 15, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING PROFESSOR CLINTON N. HEWITT

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 15, 2003

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call attention to the 
distinguished Professor Clinton N. Hewitt, a renowned lecturer, author, 
and community activist. Throughout his professional career he has been 
committed to serving education and his community alike.
  Professor Hewitt is a proud native of Virginia and a graduate of the 
Virginia Public School System. He holds undergraduate degrees from 
Virginia State University and Michigan State University. Furthermore, 
Professor Hewitt has earned a graduate degree in Landscape Architecture 
at Michigan State University and has completed the Institute of 
Education Management Program at Harvard University. Currently, 
Professor Hewitt is a full-time faculty member at the College of 
Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Minnesota. 
Before deciding to teach full-time he served as the Associate Vice 
President for planning at the University of Minnesota for nearly thirty 
years. It was there that he managed the planning, design, and 
construction of facilities with funding well over one billion dollars. 
In addition, Professor Hewitt is the past president of the Society for 
College and University Planning (SCUP), an organization recognized 
nationally and internationally as the leader in prompting the practice 
of comprehension planning in higher education.
  Professor Hewitt has been recognized for his achievements on many 
occasions. He has received SCUP's Founders Award for Distinguished 
Achievement in Higher Education Planning, as well as its Distinguished 
Service Award. Professor Hewitt has also received the American 
Institute of Architecture Minnesota Honor and Special Awards for 
leading its Minority Scholarship Program in 2000 and the Distinguished 
Service to Higher Education Planning, Torch and Shield Award. He has 
been given memberships to Alpha Kappa Mu National Honorary Society, 
Beta Kappa Chi Honorary Science Society, Kappa Phi Kappa Professional 
Education Fraternity, and Sigma Lambda Alpha Honor Society in Landscape 
Architecture. In 1987, Professor Hewitt spread his community service 
internationally when he was one of eleven delegates of U.S. College and 
University Facilities Administrators who were invited to visit China to 
examine common problems and develop facilities management programs.
  Beyond Professor Hewitt's extraordinary professional career, he has 
given back much to his community. He serves on the Board of the 
University of Minnesota YMCA, the Minnesota Architectural Foundation 
Board, and the Board of Directors of Hope Community. He is a member of 
the Minneapolis University Rotary Club, NAACP, and the American 
Association for Higher Education.
  Mr. Speaker, Professor Hewitt has been an asset to the betterment of 
higher education. His contributions have been great and selfless to 
those around him. I ask that my colleagues rise and join me in honoring 
Professor Clinton N. Hewitt.

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