[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26153]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



TRIBUTE TO HOWELL L. HODGSKIN, JR. FOR LONGTIME SERVICE TO CENTRAL NEW 
                   YORK AND THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 14, 2000

  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, at the conclusion of this admissions season, 
Mr. Howell L. Hodgskin, Jr. will retire after twelve years of service 
to Upstate New York as our region's admissions field representative for 
the United States Military Academy at West Point.
  Mr. Hodgskin, a graduate of West Point and a one-time commissioned 
officer in the United States Army, has served as the U.S. Military 
Academy's liaison officer for seven different Members of Congress--
Sherwood Boehlert, John McHugh, Maurice Hinchey, Bill Paxon, Tom 
Reynolds, Amory Houghton, and me--as we annually seek to make 
nominations to the nation's service academies.
  After distinguished service in the Army, Mr. Hodgskin was employed as 
a program manager and radar engineer for the General Electric Company 
in Syracuse from 1956 to 1989. Since his retirement from General 
Electric, Mr. Hodgskin has proved invaluable as Upstate's Congressional 
liaison to West Point. His contributions have assisted Central New 
York's finest young people in their efforts to enroll in the United 
States Military Academy.
  As he prepares to step down from this important role, I salute him on 
behalf of the residents of New York's 25th Congressional District for 
his service and dedication to West Point and our nation. The best of 
luck always, Hodge.

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