[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 26597-26598]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    HONORING PROFESSOR EUGENE SMITH

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 11, 2000

  Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my good friend, 
Professor Eugene Smith, on the occasion of his retirement after nearly 
sixty years of teaching in some of the finest schools and universities 
in the country.
  Gene was a born teacher. After earning his Bachelor of Science in 
mathematics education in 1941, Gene began teaching junior and senior 
high school mathematics in Ohio's public schools. During World War II, 
Gene taught math, gunnery and tactics at the Officer Candidate Prep 
School at Fort Still, Oklahoma. After the war, Gene returned to Ohio 
where he served in the public schools until 1959. During that time, 
Gene returned to school himself to

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earn both his M.A. and Ph.D in mathematics education. Gene moved to 
Wilmington, Delaware, where he served as the Supervisor of Mathematics 
for their public schools from 1959-1961.
  It was in 1961 that Professor Smith moved to Michigan to join the 
faculty of Wayne State University as a Professor of Mathematics 
Education. Gene established the M.A. and Ph.D program in mathematics 
education and served as the department chair for 28 years. After 30 
years of service at Wayne State University, Professor Smith held a 
part-time Visiting Professor position at the University of Michigan-
Dearborn. After nearly sixty years of teaching our children, Professor 
Smith has decided to retire.
  During his tenure as a teacher and professor, Gene has held numerous 
leadership positions including President of the Columbus Council of 
Teachers of Mathematics, President of the Ohio Council of Teachers of 
Mathematics and President of the National Council of Teachers of 
Mathematics. Gene's many honors include Ohio State University's 
Centennial Medallion for outstanding contributions to education and 
teaching, the Mu Alpha Theta Award for Wise Counsel and Leadership in 
Mathematics Education and, 1994, the National Council of Teachers of 
Mathematics awarded Gene the Mathematics Education Trust Lifetime 
Achievement Award for Teaching.
  Mr. Speaker, as Gene leaves teaching after sixty years of service, I 
would ask that all my colleagues salute him and his leadership.

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