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Senator Donovan: “A Man of the People”

Nov 11 2010 Published by under General, Senate Work, Senator James H Donovan

James H. Donovan is famous for his 14 year role as chairman of the US Senate Education Committee. However, he served as chairman for many other committees throughout his life. His first experience as chairman was of the Committee on Roads and Public Works. He also served as chairman of the Committee of Mental Hygiene and Addiction Control, and of the Select Committee on Mentally and Physically Handicapped.

In addition to serving in many committees, Senator Donovan was honored with hundreds of awards from groups around New York State. These include, but are not limited to; the Gold Baton Award, the Americanism Award, Construction Man of the Year, the Anne B Gennings Award, the Man of the Year Award and many, many others.

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James H. Donovan Science & Technology Building

Oct 14 2010 Published by under Senate Work, Senator James H Donovan

The SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome (SUNYIT) recently announced plans for its ceremonial groundbreaking, to be held on Thursday, October 14, 2 p.m.  Founded in 1966, this university offers various programs technology and professional studies.  Senator James H Donovan worked hard implementing technology into education for students during his lifetime. This will mark the beginning of an academic and industry complex on the campus. “The project will have two distinct components, the Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) and the Computer Chip Commercialization Center (“Quad-C”), which will be co-located on a site near Kunsela Hall and the Cayan Library. The CAT, a t-shaped, three-story structure, will be more than 60,000 square feet; the Quad-C is still under design and its size will grow to meet the demand of its industry tenants. The first Quad-C tenant was announced August 19; infrastructure, a technology company headquartered in Clifton Park, plans to occupy temporary space on campus until the complex is completed in 2012-2013.”

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Senator James H Donovan and the Americanism Award

Sep 15 2010 Published by under Senate Work, Senator James H Donovan

In 1972 Senator James H Donovan received the Americanism Award, Knights of Columbus, New York State Council.  Also known as the American Legion Post 694, this award is given to sites with Americanism in their themes.  Those receiving the award must have shown the United States of America very favorably as well as having shown strong authoring skills.    Many very distinguished honorees have received the Americanism Award in the past and it is indeed one of the organization’s “highest awards” given out.

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James H Donovan and the U.S. Senate Education Committee

Sep 08 2010 Published by under Senate Work, Senator James H Donovan

Today, the US Senate Education Committee is chaired by Senator Tom Harkin.  He was the Iowa representative for 35 years, having first been elected to the US House in 1974.  Representing Iowa’s Fifth Congressional District until 1984, Harkin challenged an incumbent Senator and won.  He became the first Iowa Democrat to win a fifth term in the Senate.  Today he chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.  Senator James H Donovan was named chairman of the US Senate Education Committee in 1977 which was probably what most gave him his prestige.  Hence various schools and educational institutes are named after him today.

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Red Tape Cutter James H. Donovan

Aug 18 2010 Published by under Senate Work

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James H. Donovan had the distinction of serving as the Senator of his district longer than any other state Senator. He is remembered well for the work he did as the chairman of the Senate Educati0n Committee on which he served for 14 years. Before his role on the Education Committee he was the chairman of the Committee on Roads and Public Works, and the Committee on Mental Hygiene and Addiction Control.

One of Mr. Donovan’s greatest accomplishments was to enlarge programs whose goals were to increase literacy and decrease pregnancy among New York’s teen population. He also was able to pave the way for more schools to be built by reducing the bureaucracy and red-tape required to get construction projects through the system by creating the New York City School Construction Authority.

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