[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11150]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING DR. JOHN SHANK ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
a dear friend and colleague, Dr. John Shank, and congratulate him on 
his retirement from Temple University. Dr. Shank is a tenured professor 
at Temple University, where he serves as the director of the 
Therapeutic Recreation Program within the Department of Rehabilitation 
Sciences.
  In his 25 years of tremendous service to Temple, Professor Shank has 
put forth a level of commitment to the advancement of professional 
knowledge within the field of recreational therapy that is second to 
none. Without a doubt, John's scholarly successes have overwhelmingly 
contributed to the reputation of Temple University being regarded as 
the most prolific academic center within the field of recreational 
therapy. Not only has Dr. Shank made tremendous contributions to his 
field, he has served as an outstanding teacher and role model to those 
students who were fortunate enough to have him as a classroom 
instructor or research adviser.
  Dr. Shank, thank you, for a lifetime of academic and recent 
achievements and for your contributions to the field of recreational 
therapy at Temple University. I congratulate you on your retirement and 
wish you well in the future.

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