[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6634]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING DR. DENNIS JOHNSON

                                 ______
                                 

                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 30, 2014

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues in the 
House to join me in recognizing Dr. Dennis Johnson on his retirement 
from the George Washington University's (GWU) Graduate School of 
Political Management (GSPM). Dr. Johnson has committed more than 20 
years of service to the GWU campus and will truly be missed there.
  Dr. Johnson hails from a small town outside Merrillville, Indiana. In 
high school, he was very active in student government and politics. He 
earned his BA in International Relations from Carlton College and his 
Ph.D. in Political Science from Duke University. His academic and 
scholarly interests include campaigns and elections, the profession of 
political consulting, and the history of American public policy.
  Dr. Johnson has over 20 years of teaching and leadership experience 
with GWU's GSPM program. Dr. Johnson has served in multiple leadership 
roles with the GSPM, ending his tenure as the Director of its 
Legislative Affairs Program, Associate Dean, and later as its Acting 
Executive Director. Notably, Dr. Johnson served as a Fulbright 
Distinguished Lecturer at Jinan University in Guangzhou, China during 
the 2010-2011 academic year, where he lectured and spoke to a variety 
of academic, professional, and business audiences throughout China. Dr. 
Johnson has authored numerous books on political management and has 
lectured on the subject around the globe. He has had a lifetime passion 
for politics. In addition to his academic career, Dr. Johnson earlier 
served as Chief of Staff to then Congressman Norman Sisisky (D-VA).
  Dr. Johnson has done impressive work in advancing the cause of 
democracy around the globe. He epitomizes the American Dream, achieving 
success as a public school graduate and the first in his family to 
graduate from college. He earned money for his college tuition working 
summers in a steel mill. Coming from a small town to having had a once-
in-a-lifetime opportunity to have tea with the Queen of England, Dennis 
has retained a sense of humility and Midwestern charm.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Dr. Dennis 
Johnson with sincere congratulations on a job well done for GWU and for 
advancing democracy around the world.

                          ____________________