[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13465]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNITION OF DR. MARY JO OLDHAM

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 22, 2004

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a distinguished 
educator from Southern Illinois on the occasion of her retirement. Dr. 
Mary Jo Oldham served the residents of Southeastern Illinois for 40 
years, as an instructor, a division chair, a vice president and then 
President of Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg.
  Dr. Oldham began her career as an instructor at North Gallatin 
Community Unit High School in 1964. She moved on to Harrisburg High 
School, before taking a job at Southeastern Illinois College. Dr. 
Oldham has been deeply committed to the philosophy of the comprehensive 
community college, and has always been a strong advocate for the 
Illinois community college system. She has worked with a variety of 
grant projects, most of which were focused on curriculum development 
and the use of alternative delivery systems at SIC. In 2000, she became 
the fourth President of Southeastern Illinois College.
  Dr. Mary Jo Oldham is a native of Shawneetown, Illinois. She resides 
in Shawneetown with her husband, Larry Morgan, a farmer. It is an honor 
to pay tribute to Dr. Oldham for her years of service to the people of 
Southeastern Illinois. She will be missed, but I want to wish her and 
her family a very happy and well-earned retirement. Dr. Oldham's career 
will serve as a model for community college administrators for years to 
come.

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