[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 21, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E17-E18]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING DR. JOE SABOL

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 21, 2004

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of Representative 
Dooley, Representative Nunes and myself to honor Dr. Joe Sabol on the 
occasion of his being distinguished as an Honorary Alumni Member of the 
California Agricultural Leadership Foundation's California Agricultural 
Leadership Program. This designation will be bestowed upon Mr. Sabol at 
the annual conference of this organization.
  Selection for this distinction is reserved for ``special individuals 
who have, over a period of time, demonstrated consistent commitment and 
uncommon excellence in the furtherance of education and leadership in 
California agriculture.'' The mission of the California Agricultural 
Leadership Program is to enhance the long-term viability of California 
agriculture through leadership development, which in turn benefits the 
people and the communities that agriculture serves.
  In 1963, Joe received his Bachelor of Arts degree in General 
Agriculture from California State University, Fresno. He obtained his 
M.Ed. in 1965 from University of California, Davis and his Ph.D. in 
1976 from Colorado State University. Dr. Sabol came to Cal Poly San 
Luis Obispo in 1972 to teach Agricultural Education. He later became 
Associate Dean and the Dean of the College of Agriculture, as well as 
Project Director of the Costa Rica E.A.R.T.H. Project. He was named 
Director of Outreach Services in 1993 and currently teaches within the 
College. Among his special teaching projects Joe counts the Mexican Ag 
Education Program, the Pakistan Project, an Advisor's Workshop for 
Vocational Student Organizations, and the Victorian (Australia) College 
of Agriculture and Horticulture.

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  Joe has been involved with the Western Region American Association of 
Teacher Educators in Agriculture, the FFA Alumni Association, Farm 
Bureau, the San Jose Unified School District Agriculture Program, and 
the California Agriculture Teachers Association. He has been named an 
honorary CFFA Member, Honorary State Farmer with FFA and Grange Youth 
Booster of the Year for California. In 1987, Joe received the Honorary 
American Farmer Degree at the National FFA Convention and has been 
recognized as a ``Teacher of Teachers'' for 10 consecutive years.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today along with Representative Dooley and 
Representative Nunes, to pay to Dr. Joe Sabol as an Honorary Alumni 
Member of the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation's 
California Agricultural Leadership Program. I invite my colleagues to 
join me in wishing Joe many years of continued success.

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