[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 7385-7386]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HERMAN MILHOLLAND

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 5, 2010

  Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise to commemorate the great work 
of one of my fellow Texans, Herman Milholland.
  Herman Milholland is a truly special victim advocate who has served 
at the local, state and national levels. Since 1984 he has devoted his 
career to improving rights and services for victims of crime. In 
California, he directed a staff of over 125 people located in 43 
offices--including law enforcement, prosecutors, courts and hospitals--
in providing direct victim advocacy, support and services to victims 
and survivors throughout the Los Angeles District Attorney's office. 
Since 2000, he has served as Director of the Texas Crime Victim 
Compensation Program, Director of the Statewide Automated Victim 
Notification Program, and since 2002, as Director/Chief of the Crime 
Victim Services Division of the Office of the Texas Attorney General.
  Mr. Milholland is recognized as a strong leader in our nation's crime 
assistance field. Whether his efforts are focused on an individual 
victim in need of help or on a national initiative, he is a dedicated 
and committed advocate for crime victims.
  In the crime victim assistance field, there is a great need for basic 
skills development in organizational development and management. 
Because Herman Milholland has ``walked the walk'' as a program 
developer, manager and administrator, he has been able to provide 
greatly needed guidance to programs and individuals across the nation 
who seek to improve the overall management of victim assistance 
agencies.

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  Mr. Milholland has also created a crucial ``niche'' in the victim 
assistance field by focusing on the future of the field. He has devoted 
the past few years to developing important and greatly needed resources 
that address succession planning, mentoring, and guidelines for 
managing the new workforce-issues that, cumulatively, will strengthen 
individuals, organizations and the field as a whole.
  His colleagues can attest to his ongoing willingness to volunteer for 
many activities at the local, state and national levels that seek to 
improve overall crime victim assistance. He is often called upon to 
serve on countless committees and boards, and to serve as a volunteer 
facilitator for many projects that require a leader with outstanding 
organization and communications skills. He always rises to the 
occasion.
  Mr. Milholland is ``retiring'' in the fall of 2010. I highlight 
``retiring,'' because I know that his life-long devotion to crime 
victim assistance will not cease when his official career ends.
  On April 14, 2010, I was proud to honor Herman Milholland at the 
Congressional Victims' Caucus Awards ceremony, where he was presented 
with the Ed Stout Memorial Award for Outstanding Victim Advocacy. The 
award honors a professional whose efforts directly benefit crime 
victims and survivors. Herman Milholland is more than deserving of this 
award. I commend him for his outstanding contributions to the field of 
victim advocacy.

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