[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12227-12228]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO DR. WILLIAM F. GUNN, JR.

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, July 8, 2002

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my fellow 
South Carolinian, Dr. William F. Gunn, Jr. Dr. Gunn is a graduate of 
Morehouse College, where he earned a Bachelors degree in Physical 
Education. He then continued his educational quest for knowledge at 
Indiana University receiving a Masters in Physical Education, and later 
a Doctorate in Education Administration at the University of South 
Carolina.

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  Dr. Gunn began his South Carolina teaching experience at Benedict 
College in Columbia in 1964, where he remained until 1999, when he 
retired as Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and 
the Chair of the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department. 
While at Benedict his commitment to the school extended out of the 
classroom onto the athletic field as coach of the tennis, cross-
country, and soccer teams throughout the years.
  Dr. Gunn is also a member of the American Alliance of Health, 
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, the American Association of 
University Professors, Phi Delta Kappa, the Association for the Study 
of Classical African Civilizations, and the South Carolina Parks 
Recreation Association. Dr. Gunn is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha 
fraternity. He has also served as Chairman of the Saint Luke's Center 
Commnunity Council, the Ethnic Minorities Committee for South Carolina 
Association of Health, Physical Education and dance, and the South 
Carolina Governor's Council on Physical Fitness from 1984-1987. 
Additionally, he has served on the United Black Fund of Midlands Board 
of Directors, and on the Richland County Board of the Tuberculosis 
Association.
  Dr. Gunn's many accomplishments include being recipient of a United 
Negro College Fund Study Grant, 1972; University Year Academic Grant, 
1976, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1976-1977, named Alpha Phi 
Alpha Fraternity ``Man of the Year'' for South Carolina by the Ethnic 
Minorities Committee, 1985; and the recipient of a ten, fifteen, 
twenty, and thirty year awards for excellence in teaching from Benedict 
College.
  Throughout his career, Dr. Gunn has also written and published 
numerous papers and books on community health related projects, the 
Health profession, and African American Education/Group Leadership. 
Some of his more notable publications include the Hip-Hop Culture: A 
Suggested Leisure Counseling Model for Young Clients,'' 1998; ``Leisure 
and Spiritual Well-Being: Vital for Maximizing Human Potential,'' 1999; 
and ``Healing the Body and Mind Through Cosmic Rhythms in Music and 
Dance,'' 2002.
  Mr. Speaker. I ask you and my colleagues to join me today in honoring 
Dr. William F. Gunn, Jr., a man who's contributions to his community 
and the educational system will leave lasting impressions on the 
numerous lives he has touched. I wish him continued success and 
Godspeed!

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