[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 9707-9708]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO GEORGE HAMPTON

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 23, 2007

  Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, today I wish to recognize and honor a 
devoted friend and dedicated public servant, George Hampton, who 
retires from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey--or 
UMDNJ--on March 30th of this year.
  George Hampton was born and raised in Newark and rose from a humble 
beginning to earn a degree in Urban Planning from Rutgers, The State 
University of New Jersey and--through peaceful but assertive protest 
efforts, help gain a foothold for generations to come for minority 
populations and helped diversify Rutgers' Newark Campus faculty. Later 
he even joined the faculty as an adjunct professor.
  Mr. Hampton would go on to serve the city of Newark in several 
administrative positions, become a consultant to the Greater Newark 
Urban Coalition and as executive assistant to the Commissioner of the 
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; and serve as the 
President of the Regional Health Planning Newark Sub-area Council, as 
Board Chairman of Newark Emergency Services for Families, and as Board 
Chairman of the Newark Collaboration Group.

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  As Vice President of UMDNJ, Mr. Hampton has fulfilled a statewide 
responsibility for implementing the University's community service 
mission and extending UMDNJ's services to the community in the urban 
centers that serve as host to the University's several campuses in New 
Jersey. He has successfully directed the University's efforts to make a 
positive community impact throughout the state.
  Madam Speaker, I invite my colleagues here in the U.S. House of 
Representatives to join me in honoring George Hampton. I am proud to 
have had him in my Congressional district and wish him never-ending 
success in his future endeavors.
  Thank you, George Hampton, for your decades of dedicated service to 
the community.

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