Representatives; the President and the Secretary of the United States Senate; and to
the presiding officer of each chamber of each state legislature in the nation; and be it
further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded by the Department of
Legislative Services to the Maryland Congressional Delegation: Senators Paul S.
Sarbanes and Barbara A. Mikulski, Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510;
and Representatives Wayne T. Gilchrest, Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Benjamin L. Cardin,
Albert R. Wynn, Steny Hamilton Hoyer, Roscoe G. Bartlett, Elijah E. Cummings, and
Constance A. Morella, House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515.

Signed May 27, 1999.

Joint Resolution No. 7
(Senate Joint Resolution No. 8)

A Senate Joint Resolution concerning

Carter M. Hickman District Court Building

FOR the purpose of dedicating the Queen Anne's County District Court building to
Carter M. Hickman.

WHEREAS, Carter M. Hickman, born on August 25, 1910, grew up in Church
Hill, Maryland, where he attended the public schools and thereafter continued his
pursuit of education by earning a bachelor of science degree from Washington College
in 1931 and a master's degree from Columbia University in 1934; and

WHEREAS, Carter M. Hickman's love of education drew him to Sudlersville
High School where he taught chemistry and physics and rose to the highly esteemed
position of principal, only to soon become the Supervisor of High Schools; and

WHEREAS, Carter M. Hickman's commitment to his community, especially the
youth, was evident early on based on the significant role he played in shaping the
lives of the young boys he coached in little league and high school soccer and baseball;
and

WHEREAS, Carter M. Hickman began his political career in 1963 when he was
elected as Delegate for Queen Anne's County and served as chairman of the Capital
Budget Committee in the 1967 Session, as Chairman of the Administrative,
Executive, and Legislative Review Committee from 1972 through 1982, and
Vice-Chairman of the Judiciary Committee from 1973 through 1982; and

WHEREAS, Carter M. Hickman was greatly respected by the members of the
General Assembly and his constituents for his mastery of the complexities of
legislation and budgets, his strong and fair leadership, and his commitment to the
State of Maryland and the service of its citizens; and