6050 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 155, Pt. 5 February 26, 2009 TRIBUTE TO COACH JIM CALHOUN advocating for a stronger national effort to member of the Black United States Probation cure cancer and raising private funds for re- and Pretrial Services Association and NAACP. HON. JOE COURTNEY search and treatment. This public servant is married to Herbert B. OF CONNECTICUT The most impressive contribution I believe Smith and has one daughter, Courtney Smith. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was his willingness to publicly share his per- In retirement, Mrs. Lampkin Smith plans to sonal battle against three bouts of cancer— continue to develop her new career as an Thursday, February 26, 2009 educating and inspiring patients and families event planner, travel the world and play golf Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise all across America to fight this illness and con- with her husband. today to honor the most recent achievement of tinue with their regular lives. Mrs. Lampkin Smith is an outstanding Amer- one of college basketball’s premier coaches. For more than two decades, Coach Cal- ican worthy of our collective honor and appre- On February 25, 2009, the University of Con- houn’s coaching prowess has been well ciation. It is with deep respect and admiration necticut’s Men’s Basketball program cele- known to the people of eastern Connecticut. that I commend Mrs. Jeris Lampkin for her 32 brated a 93–82 win over Marquette University. For those of us who have the honor of calling years of service to the South Florida area, and Not just a typical victory in another impressive him our friend, and for the scores of Husky wish her and her family the very best in retire- season for the Huskies, this victory was also hoops fans across the state and the country, ment. the 800th in the career of Coach Jim Calhoun. we congratulate Coach Jim Calhoun on this f Coach Calhoun is just the seventh coach in historic achievement and wish him well as he men’s college basketball to reach this historic continues his leadership of our beloved THE STUDENT PROTECTION ACT milestone, joining legends such as Bobby Huskies. Knight, Dean Smith and Adolph Rupp. f HON. ADAM H. PUTNAM Coach Calhoun’s’ career as a basketball OF FLORIDA TRIBUTE TO MRS. JERIS LAMPKIN coach began in 1966 when he served as an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES assistant at his alma mater, American Inter- SMITH Thursday, February 26, 2009 national College in Springfield, MA. Calhoun stayed at AIC until 1968 when he became a HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK Mr. PUTNAM. Madam Speaker, on January high school basketball coach in Old Lyme, OF FLORIDA 28, 2009, I reintroduced the Student Protec- Connecticut. He stayed in the high school IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion Act, a measure aimed at protecting our ranks for a brief period until 1972, when he Nation’s classrooms from repeat sexual preda- Thursday, February 26, 2009 assumed the role of head coach at North- tors within our school systems. eastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. MEEK of Florida. Madam Speaker, The Student Protection Act requires uniform Calhoun’s squad came to dominate the East- today I rise to pay tribute to Mrs. Jeris reporting requirements for eligible school sys- ern College Athletic Conference, leading those Lampkin Smith on the occasion of her retire- tem employees accused of sexual misconduct Huskies to a 248–137 record in 14 seasons ment from the United States District Court, against a student, consistent with established that included 5 league tournament champion- Southern District of Florida’s Probation Office guidelines for reporting child abuse; it requires ships and 4 outright regular season champion- after 32 years of service and dedication. Mrs. a central body in each state to be responsible ships. Lampkin Smith will retire from the position of for receiving and investigating allegations of In May of 1986, Coach Calhoun assumed Supervising United States Probation Officer in sexual misconduct by school employees; and the role of head basketball coach at the Uni- the State of Florida, and can look back on a it creates a nationwide database of school em- versity of Connecticut. Since that time, UConn proud career of service and distinction in com- ployees sanctioned by the state for sexual has become the Big East Conference’s pre- munity leadership. misconduct—thus enabling state, local, and mier basketball program. Just two years later, A native Floridian, Mrs. Lampkin Smith private school officials to ensure offenders re- Coach Calhoun won his first national title graduated from Middleton High School in main out of the classroom. when UConn defeated Ohio State in the 1988 Tampa, and in order to further her education, Accounts of teacher sexual misconduct National Invitational Tournament with Phil she attended Florida Agricultural & Mechanical have inundated headlines across our country. Gamble and future NBA all star Clifford Robin- University and received a Bachelor of Science In 2004, a study required by the No Child Left son leading the way. degree. On April 25, 1977, Mrs. Lampkin Behind Act of 2001 reported that an estimated During his 22+ seasons at the University of Smith was appointed the first African-Amer- 4.5 million children are subject to sexual mis- Connecticut, Coach Calhoun has led the ican female probation officer by Chief United conduct by a school employee sometime be- Huskies to ten Big East regular season titles, States District Judge C. Clyde Atkins. Ulti- tween kindergarten and 12th grade—that’s six Big East tournament titles, an NIT title and mately, Mrs. Lampkin Smith became the first nearly 1 in 10 students that are targets of sex- 2 NCAA titles in 1999 and 2004. During his person of color to be promoted to the position ual misconduct during their school career. As tenure, Calhoun has coached more than two of Supervising United States Probation Office far as I’m concerned, that’s one too many. dozen players who have moved onto the NBA, in the State of Florida. She was not joined by Further, a 2007 seven-month Associated including perennial stars such as Ray Allen, any other African-American officer until 1983. Press investigation found a total of 2,570 edu- Richard Hamilton and Emeka Okafor. Mrs. Lampkin Smith had a distinguished 32 cators across the nation were punished for Coach Calhoun has received countless year career working for the Southern District sexual misconduct from 2001–2005, rep- awards and has been consistently recognized of Florida Probation Office. The United States resenting about a quarter of all educator mis- for his remarkable career. In 2005, Coach Cal- Probation Office in the Southern District of conduct cases in that time period. houn’s career came full circle as he returned Florida is one of 94 federal judicial districts na- More than a dozen states have considered to Springfield, Massachusetts, where he start- tionwide. U.S. Probation officers play an inte- legislation to strengthen laws for screening ed his basketball career. There, Coach Cal- gral role in the administration of justice by pro- and reporting of sexual misconduct by edu- houn joined the ranks of basketball’s greats tecting our communities by monitoring offend- cators last year—many of which became law. when he was enshrined in the Dr. James ers and enforcing Court Orders, as well as However, without adopting systematic policies Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Coach Cal- promoting positive individual change by ad- and procedures at the national level all states houn is also a member of the American Inter- dressing offenders’ needs through effective remain vulnerable when hiring school employ- national College and Northeastern University use of community resources. ees from states with mediocre reporting proce- Hall of Fame and has been awarded the John In an effort to compliment her professional dures and lackluster ethical standards. Our Wooden ‘‘Legends of Coaching Award’’ for his achievements, Mrs. Lampkin Smith is involved classrooms deserve much more than a piece- lifetime of service. with various organizations such as a charter meal effort that leaves our nation’s schools ex- Coach Calhoun’s positive contributions to member and former president of the Dade posed to predators moving from state to state. Connecticut are not limited to the basketball County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated; Ernie Allen, President and CEO of the Na- court. He has contributed huge sums of per- life member and Regional Foundational Mem- tional Center for Missing and Exploited Chil- sonal wealth to hospitals, charities and civic ber at Large for Jack & Jill of America, Foun- dren said, ‘‘This Act brings long-overdue rec- causes—often times with little fanfare. He is a dation, Washington, DC; member of Alpha ognition to the problem of child sexual exploi- strong voice for ‘‘Coaches Against Cancer’’, Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; and life tation in the school system.’’ VerDate Mar 15 2010 14:27 Jun 29, 2011 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR09\E26FE9.000 E26FE9 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with BOUND RECORD.