[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 156 (Wednesday, December 7, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2465]
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                       IN MEMORY OF DAVID HENSON

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 7, 2005

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it is with sadness that I inform the House 
of the death of Dr. David Henson of Jefferson City, Missouri.
  Dr. Henson grew up in Orlando, Florida. He attended Florida A&M 
University where he received a B.S. degree in Biology in 1961. In 1968, 
he earned a M.Sc.Ed. degree in Chemistry from Tuskegee University. In 
1972, Dr. Henson received his Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry from the 
University of Iowa.
  For more than two decades Dr. Henson made significant contributions 
to the field of higher education. Most notably, he was the Acting 
Chairperson, Department of Biochemistry, Assistant Dean of Student 
Affairs, and Associate Professor of Biochemistry at Howard University 
College of Medicine; Dean of Student Affairs, Associate Dean of Yale 
College, Lecturer in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Fellow 
in Timothy Dwight College at Yale University; Provost and Professor of 
Chemistry at the Broward Campus of Florida Atlantic University and 
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Services/Student Support 
Services at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Henson also 
served as President and Professor of Chemistry at Alabama A&M 
University in Huntsville, Alabama, and as Vice President of Student 
Services at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. On July 2, 
1997, Dr. Henson became the seventeenth President of Lincoln 
University, Jefferson City, Missouri. Under his leadership Lincoln 
University experienced unprecedented growth and renewal.
  Dr. Henson also was involved in the Jefferson City community. He 
served on the Board of Directors for the Jefferson City Chamber of 
Commerce, was a member of the Jefferson City Leadership Forum and the 
Rotary Club of Jefferson City.
  Dr. Henson was a member of Sigma XI Honorary Society, Beta Kappa Chi 
Scientific Honorary Society, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and an 
Honorary Member of Kappa Kappa Psi Band Organization. Dr. Henson 
received the ``African Americans Who Make a Difference Award'', the 
Howard University College of Medicine Student Council's Award for 
``Excellence in Teaching'', the George Washington Carver Research 
Foundation Student Award, and an American Council on Education 
Fellowship.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Henson was a valuable leader in his community and 
was respected by everyone who knew him. He will be missed by all. I 
know the members of the House will join me in extending heartfelt 
condolences to his family.

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