Archive for: November, 2011

Senator James H. Donovan Lives On

Nov 24 2011 Published by under Honors & Awards

Senator James Donovan is best known for his 14 years as chairman of the U.S. Senate Education Committee. However, he also served as chairman for the Committee on Roads and Public Works, the Committee of Mental Hygiene and Addiction Control, and the Select Committee on Mentally and Physically Handicapped.

Following his death in 1991, dozens of institutes were named in his honor. These include the Donovan Stadium at Murname 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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A “Tremendous Loss”

Nov 10 2011 Published by under Senator James H Donovan

Known as a “man of the people,” Senator James H. Donovan served as chairman of the Senate Education Committee of New York for 14 years.

His death in 1991 was considered a “tremendous loss” to the state, and Donovan’s contributions are widely recognized until today. According to Senator Ralph J. Marino, “Jim Donovan’s most lasting contribution will be in the area of education, where he assured that quality and affordable education was this state’s top priority.”

The governor of New York at the time of his death added that Donovan’s “courageous struggle to overcome his illness served as an inspiration to us all.”

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