[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 60 (Thursday, May 5, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E812]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO DR. RONALD FEINMAN

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                        HON. THEODORE E. DEUTCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 5, 2011

  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Ronald Feinman, a 
constituent of mine from Boca Raton who will retire from teaching at 
the end of June after 39 years.
  Dr. Feinman, a Senior Professor of History and Political Science at 
Broward College in Pembroke Pines, and an Adjunct Professor of History 
at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, moved to South Florida in 
1989 after teaching for 17 years in New York at Queens College, New 
York Institute of Technology, and Pace University. A graduate of Queens 
College, Dr. Feinman earned his PhD from the City University of New 
York Graduate Center in1975.
  A student of history from an early age, Dr. Feinman has dedicated his 
life and professional career to ensuring future generations grow up 
with an appreciation of American history, politics and government. This 
dedication is evident in the pure enthusiasm he shows for his students 
and the topics he professes, and the strong reputation he has 
established amongst his peers and his students is a direct result. He 
has developed strong friendships with many of his students throughout 
his teaching career, and some of them have taken him for as many as 
eight classes along their way to completing their degree.
  The author of Twilight of Progressivism: The Western Republican 
Senators and the New Deal, 1933-1945, Dr. Feinman regularly contributes 
articles and book reviews in a wide range of academic journals, 
lectures on modern American topics throughout South Florida, and 
maintains a blog discussing daily political topics. While he is looking 
forward to retirement and having the opportunity to spend more time 
with his family and travel, after taking a year off, he intends to 
return to teaching part-time to continue doing what he loves.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Ronald Feinman embodies the true essence of an 
educator and a role model for our younger generations. I know I speak 
not only for myself, but for the thousands of students whose lives he 
has positively impacted throughout the four decades of his career in 
congratulating him on his retirement and wishing him the best going 
forward.

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