[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E761-E762]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN HONOR OF JAMES T. POWELL

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                          HON. GEORGE HOLDING

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 20, 2015

  Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, we have all had teachers who were 
inspirations as well as educators. For twenty seven years, James T. 
Powell was that kind of teacher at my alma mater, Wake Forest 
University. I would like to pay personal tribute to Professor Powell--
who is retiring this year.
  I can say, from personal experience, the years a young man or woman 
spends at Wake Forest shapes the rest of their lives--whether they're 
recalling burning the midnight oil, pouring over the literature of 
``The Ancients,'' or watching Rodney Rogers race down the basketball 
court.
  Back when I was a student, studying the ``Iliad'' and ``Odyssey'' 
were not the most popular subjects on campus--but Professor Powell 
always kept packed lecture halls.
  He was not only applauded and revered by his students and fellow 
professors--he was also formally recognized for his service, being 
awarded the Reid-Doyle Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 1996, the 
Award for Excellence in Advising in 2003, and the Kulynych Family 
Omicron Delta Kappa Award for Contributions to Student Life.
  Professor Powell was also a leader in many campus groups--Phi Beta 
Kappa, Secretary to the Faculty, the Judicial Council--where he

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served as Chairman--the Reynolds Scholarship Committee, the First-Year 
Seminar Committee, Divinity School Accreditation Committee and Dean of 
the College Search Committee.
  Mr. Speaker, like many young men and women who attended Wake Forest, 
I am honored and proud to say I studied under Professor James Powell.

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