[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23654]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR DAVID E. VOCKE, PH.D.

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                        HON. BENJAMIN L. CARDIN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 2004

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to 
Professor David E. Vocke, Ph.D. of Towson University for his dedication 
and commitment to training future teachers. Professor Vocke has been 
selected for his work by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of 
Teaching and the Council for Advancement of Support Education as one of 
this year's U.S. Professors of the Year.
  Professor Vocke has been a full professor at Towson University since 
1997. Towson University is nationally recognized for its rigorous and 
demanding education program. As a professor of secondary education at 
Towson, he has dedicated himself to developing several successful 
precollegiate intervention programs with the Baltimore City Public 
School system. These programs bring middle and high school students 
from diverse, low-income schools to the Towson University campus for 
experiences that are designed to inspire them to attend college. At the 
same time, these programs have provided his students majoring in 
education with unique and valuable experiences.
  Professor Vocke has spent his professional career preparing 
undergraduates for careers in education. Since 1981, the U.S. 
Professors of the Year Program has rewarded outstanding professors for 
their dedication to teaching and commitment to students. The program 
seeks to increase awareness of the importance of excellent 
undergraduate instruction at all colleges and universities.
  I hope my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives will join 
me in saluting Professor David E. Vocke for his dedication to 
undergraduate education and his desire to instill a love of teaching in 
all his students.

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