[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 24, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E844]
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                         TRIBUTE TO MARK HOGAN

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 24, 2007

  Mrs. EMERSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
accomplishments of Southeast Missouri State University baseball coach 
Mark Hogan. Coach Hogan recently eclipsed the all-time career wins 
record at Southeast Missouri State University. Under Coach Hogan's 
leadership, Southeast Missouri State University has become one of the 
premier teams in the Ohio Valley Conference.
  Coach Hogan is no stranger to success. He has excelled as a player 
and a coach at Southeast Missouri State. He was a player on the 1976 
team that finished third in the nation at the NCAA Division II College 
World Series. The squad became the first baseball team inducted into 
the Southeast Missouri State University Athletics Hall of Fame as part 
of the 2006 induction class.
  Southeast Missouri State is fortunate to have a great coach and first 
class citizen leading their team on and off the field. As a coach, he 
has compiled 751 career victories while winning Coach of the Year 
honors on more than one occasion. Coach Hogan is a role model to 
players, coaches and fans. He is a reminder that accomplishing our 
goals requires planning, hard work and plenty of sacrifice.
  Today I join with Coach Hogan's family, his friends, his colleagues 
at Southeast Missouri State, the young men who have played on his 
teams, and the proud fans of the Eighth Congressional District to 
congratulate Coach Hogan on the achievement of this career milestone. 
We are proud of the success of Southeast Missouri State University's 
baseball team and most proud of Coach Hogan.

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