HR405 Summary

• Commends John Glen Browder, Ph.D., for his outstanding achievements and dedicated service to the State of Alabama.

• Recognizes his academic credentials including a Bachelor of Arts in History from Presbyterian College and Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Political Science from Emory University.

• Honors his political career including service in the Alabama House of Representatives (1983-1986), as Alabama Secretary of State, and in the U.S. House of Representatives (April 4, 1989 to January 3, 1997) where he was a founding member of the Blue Dog Coalition of moderate Democrats in 1994.

• Acknowledges his congressional accomplishments including service on the House Armed Services Committee and House Budget Committee, defense of Fort McClellan from three closure attempts, and advocacy for Gulf War Syndrome veterans' benefits.

• Recognizes his academic career as Distinguished Visiting Professor at Naval Postgraduate School since 1997 and Emeritus Professor at Jacksonville State University where he taught Political Science from 1971-1987.