[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 146 (Thursday, November 15, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1768]
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                       HONORING DR. FRANK NICKELL

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 15, 2012

  Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Dr. Frank 
Nickell, professor of history at Southeast Missouri State University in 
Cape Girardeau, Missouri. For four decades, he has served as an 
educator, a passionate chronicler of regional history, and an 
ambassador for the university in the surrounding community.
  First hired by the university in 1969, Professor Nickell has won 
praise for his work in the classroom. After decades of inspiring 
students, he received statewide recognition in 1992, as one of 47 
educators from Missouri higher education institutions awarded a 
Governor's Award for Excellence in teaching. In 2009, Southeast 
Missouri State honored him with the Provost's Research Instruction and 
Development for Excellence (PRIDE) Award. The latter award recognizes 
excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
  In these last two categories, scholarship and service, Nickell has 
gone above and beyond his responsibilities in the classroom. An avid 
promoter of regional history, he helped initiate the university's 
Historic Preservation program, through which undergraduate and graduate 
students work to preserve the area's historic sites, artifacts, and 
cultures. In 2007, he helped launch and became host of Southeast Public 
Radio's ``Almost Yesterday'' series, which takes listeners back in time 
to specific moments in regional history. After just one year on air, 
the program won the station its first-ever Missouri Broadcaster 
Association Award.
  For his many achievements and his unwavering commitment to the people 
and history of Southeast Missouri, I thank Frank and wish him well as 
he enjoys his retirement.

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