[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12017]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING CHICO STATE UNIVERSITY POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR JON 
        SUTTON EBELING, PH.D. ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 15, 2003

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
the significant achievements of Dr. Jon S. Ebeling, a retiring 
political science professor at Chico State University in Chico, 
California.
  Jon Ebeling earned his Bachelors of Arts in History from San Jose 
State College in 1962. Anxious to educate and serve, Jon entered the 
Peace Corps after graduation and was assigned to work in the first 
Peace Corps project in Ethiopia.
  Upon completing his Peace Corps project, Jon returned to the United 
States and reentered school to pursue a postgraduate degree. In 1966 he 
earned his Masters Degree from UCLA and went on to receive his Ph.D. 
from the University of Pittsburgh in 1974.
  Dr. Ebeling's enthusiasm for subject matter and life are contagious. 
Whether teaching statistics and research methods, public sector 
budgeting, evaluation research methods or cost analysis, Dr. Ebeling 
has the unique ability to make his courses both memorable and 
inspirational.
  It is not surprising that Dr. Ebeling is also very active outside of 
the classroom. In addition to his full teaching load, he has used the 
little free time he has had to direct more than 200 masters' theses.
  Mr. Speaker, I earned my Masters Degree from Chico State University. 
There, I had the privilege of having Dr. Ebeling as a professor and an 
advisor. Were it not for the encouragement of Dr. Ebeling, I probably 
would not have my Masters Degree today. He taught my class that we 
could, and should, make a difference. Dr. Ebeling has the ability to 
make you believe that you can reach out and touch government; he made 
me believe I could get involved.
  Mr. Speaker, for his invaluable contributions to Chico State 
University, his students, the Californian state government and our 
nation, it is most appropriate that we honor Dr. Jon Sutton Ebeling.

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