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November 2002 |
Hall of Fame Inductee |
Paul Hoganson is an educator with a 30-year career—half of them as a Junior High Vice-Principal—and retired in June of 2001. Paul joined the Halifax Progress Club in 1983 and was an active member for 17 years, moving to Associate Membership in 2000. He has been very active in Progress, both locally and nationally. Paul was the Halifax Club Progressian of the Year in 1988-89 and Club President in 1990-91. He was very involved as Chair in the Progress Centre for Early Intervention Capital Campaign, which raised $185,000 to buy a new facility. Paul served on the National Board for five years, two as Vice-President Atlantic Region, then as President-Elect, National President in 1994-95 and Past National President. Paul joins two other Associate Members from the Halifax Club in the Hall of Fame—Laddie Farquhar and Ken Mounce. Paul, who reached "Freedom 55" this year, lives in Dartmouth, NS with his wife of 31 years, Carolyn (Morash). They have a daughter, Crystal, who is 22. Paul now has more time to follow his other interests, which include golf, traveling, volunteering and sports—particularly NASCAR racing. In his first year of retirement, Paul volunteered with the Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority and with the Halifax and Halifax-Cornwallis Clubs at the 2001 Convention in Halifax. This year, Paul has been giving his Thursday mornings back to his old school, Eric Graves Junior High, in Dartmouth.
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