[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 164 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1963]
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                      REMEMBERING DR. HARVE RAWSON

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 31, 2011

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise along with Congressman Todd Young to 
honor the life and legacy of Professor Harve Rawson.
  Harve Rawson was greatly talented and abundantly generous. He earned 
a bachelor of arts in psychology from Antioch College, and went on to 
earn a master of arts and doctorate in research psychology at Ohio 
State University. For thirty-two years Dr. Rawson served as a professor 
of psychology at Hanover College, and later served as dean of faculty 
at Franklin College. He was the first two-time winner of the Baynham 
Teaching Award, and he was named the Mary E. Hamilton Distinguished 
Professor of Psychology at Hanover College.
  Dr. Rawson was a two-time Fulbright Scholar in psychology and also 
spent a year teaching at the College of Health Sciences in Bahrain. His 
great passion for traveling also took him to more than 100 countries 
and all seven continents. Throughout his long and storied career, he 
authored dozens of research articles, gave more than 500 professional 
presentations, and wrote nine books about his personal experience and 
interests.
  His list of accolades and recognitions include being named a Malone 
Scholar, a Sagamore of the Wabash by the State of Indiana, a Kentucky 
Colonel, a Citizen of the Year by the National Association of Social 
Workers, and a Distinguished Academic Psychologist by the Indiana 
Psychological Association. Dr. Rawson was also awarded the Golden Quill 
Award for Outstanding Research and the Outstanding Community Service 
Award for Psychologists.
  But beyond his many academic achievements, Harve Rawson was known as 
a generous leader who truly possessed a servant's heart. He founded 
Englishton Park Children's Program, a short-term residential program 
for at-risk children, where he served as director for 25 years. He was 
also a founding and long-time board member of the Jefferson County 
Youth Shelter in Madison, Indiana. Mr. Rawson was a four-time president 
of the Lide White Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors, a long-time 
member of the Board of Directors of Englishton Park Presbyterian 
Ministries, Inc., and a member of the Big Brothers Big Sisters board. 
His impact on the community will forever be remembered by the many 
lives he touched during his lifetime of service.
  We offer our deepest condolences to his sons Paul and Reed, his 
brother John, his sister Margaret, and his four grandchildren. During 
this difficult time, we pray you find solace in faith and family.

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