[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 197 (Monday, December 4, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1643]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DR. PETER BERGERSON

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                          HON. FRANCIS ROONEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 4, 2017

  Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
and congratulate Dr. Peter Bergerson as he commemorates a half-century 
of service in the academic arts.
  Dr. Bergerson received his Masters of Public Administration from 
Indiana State University and his Ph.D. in Political Science from Saint 
Louis University. He was selected as a James J. Malone Fellow, National 
Council on U.S./ Arab relations, for study and travel in Saudi Arabia 
and Bahrain and also received the National Endowment for the Humanities 
Grant to study the ``Diffusion of Public Policy Among the American 
States.''
  Dr. Bergerson serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Public 
Administration and is well known for his keen political analysis. He is 
a highly-respected commentator on local, state, and national political 
trends and elections. His areas of expertise include the Second 
Amendment, ethics, and Florida campaigns and elections.
  Dr. Bergerson has spent the last 15 years teaching a wide range of 
political science courses at Florida Gulf Coast University. Many of his 
former students have distinguished themselves as community leaders in 
electoral politics as well as law, policy, and a variety of non-profit 
organizations. It is fair to say that he has made an indelible 
impression that will continue to shape Florida policy for decades to 
come.
  Fondly known on campus as ``Dr. B,'' his former students are quick to 
recall his quick wit, and passion for preparing young minds for a 
future in civic leadership. He is truly a credit to his profession and 
I again congratulate Dr. Bergerson for 50 years at the lectern.

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