Archive for: August, 2011

Senator James Donovan: Education and Beyond

Aug 29 2011 Published by under Senator James H Donovan

Senator James Donovan’s death was described as “a great loss”. Having served as the chairman of the Senate Education Committee for fourteen years, James Donovan made many contributions to the field of education in New York.

Following his death, Ralph J. Marino said “Jim Donovan’s most lasting contribution will be in the area of education, where he assured that quality and affordable education was the state’s top priority.”

Donovan also worked to reduce teenage pregnancy and illiteracy. Aside from serving in the Senate Education Committee, James H. Donovan also served as the chairman of the Committee on Roads and Public Works, as well as the Committee on Mental Hygiene and Addictino Control.

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In Memory of Senator James H. Donovan

Aug 09 2011 Published by under Senator James H Donovan

James Donovan, the beloved New York senator, is remembered as a “man of the people.” Before his death in 1991, Jim Donovan served as chairman of the US Senate Education Committee as well as several others.

After his death, Senator Donovan was honored by numerous institutions named in his memory, including: the Donovan Stadium at Murnane Field, the James H. Donovan Science and Technology Building, Senator James Donovan Room, Donovan Memorial Park, Oneida County Republican Committee Headquarters, the James H. Donovan Education Resource Center, and the James H. Donovan Community Center Building.

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