[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 210 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 210

Honoring the accomplishments of Stephen Joel Trachtenberg as president 
 of The George Washington University in Washington, DC, in recognition 
                of his upcoming retirement in July 2007.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 17, 2007

  Mr. Lieberman (for himself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Inouye) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring the accomplishments of Stephen Joel Trachtenberg as president 
 of The George Washington University in Washington, DC, in recognition 
                of his upcoming retirement in July 2007.

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg has served since 1988 as the 15th president of 
        The George Washington University;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg served as the third president of the 
        University of Hartford in Hartford, Connecticut, from 1977 to 1988;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, a native of Brooklyn, New York, was an 
        accomplished author, scholar, and educator, and has earned the respect 
        and admiration of his colleagues, peers, and students;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg earned a bachelor of arts degree from Columbia 
        University in 1959, a juris doctor degree from Yale University in 1962, 
        and a master of public administration degree from Harvard University in 
        1966;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was selected as a Winston Churchill Traveling 
        Fellow for study in Oxford, England, in 1968;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was celebrated by the Connecticut Region of 
        Hadassah with the Myrtle Wreath Award in 1982, was presented with The 
        Mt. Scopus Award from Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1984, and 
        received the Human Relations Award from the National Conference of 
        Christians and Jews in 1987;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was honored with the Distinguished Public 
        Service Award from the Connecticut Bar Association in 1988, and was 
        recognized by the Hartford branch of the National Association for the 
        Advancement of Colored People for his contributions to the education of 
        minority students;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg received the International Salute Award in 
        honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1992, and the Hannah G. Solomon 
        Award from the National Council of Jewish Women;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was awarded the John Jay Award for Outstanding 
        Professional Achievement in 1995 by Columbia University, the Newcomen 
        Society Award, and the Spirit of Democracy Award from the American 
        Jewish Congress;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg received an honorary doctor of medicine degree 
        from the Odessa State Medical University in Ukraine in 1996, the 
        Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of University 
        Administrators, and the B'nai B'rith Humanitarian Award;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg received the Department of State Secretary's 
        Open Forum Distinguished Public Service Award in 1997, and the Grand 
        Cross, the highest honor of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry;
Whereas ``Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Day'' was declared by resolution of the 
        Council of the District of Columbia on January 22, 1998, in honor of his 
        commitments to minority students, scholarship programs, public school 
        partnerships, and community service;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was honored by Boston University in 1999, 
        where he previously served as a vice president and as an academic dean, 
        with an honorary doctor of humane letters degree;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg received the Tree of Life Award from the 
        Jewish National Fund;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was named a Washingtonian of the Year 2000 by 
        Washingtonian Magazine, was decorated as a Grand Officier Du Wissam Al 
        Alaoui by King Mohammed VI of Morocco in 2000, and was awarded the Order 
        of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight Grand Cross for Distinguished Service 
        to Freemasonry and Humanity;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg received honorary doctor of laws degrees from 
        Southern Connecticut State University, the University of New Haven, 
        Mount Vernon College, and Richmond College in London;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was named a Fellow of the American Academy of 
        Arts and Sciences, and was awarded the Department of the Treasury's 
        Medal of Merit;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg received the Humanitarian Award from the 
        Albert B. Sabin Institute, and the District of Columbia Business Leader 
        of the Year Award from the District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg performed public service as an attorney with 
        the Atomic Energy Commission, as an aide to former Indiana 
        Representative John Brademas, and as a special assistant at the 
        Department of Health, Education, and Welfare;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg authored ``Reflections on Higher Education'', 
        published in 2002, ``Thinking Out Loud'', published in 1998, and 
        ``Speaking His Mind'', published in 1994;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg serves on the boards of the Chief of Naval 
        Operations Executive Panel and the International Association of 
        University Presidents, and as a member of the Council on Foreign 
        Relations;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, as president of The George Washington 
        University, opened new buildings for the School of Business and the 
        Elliott School of International Affairs and a new hospital, and added 
        the Mount Vernon Campus, formerly the Mount Vernon College for Women, to 
        the university;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, as president of The George Washington 
        University, created 5 new schools, the School of Public Health and 
        Health Services, the School of Public Policy and Public Administration, 
        the College of Professional Studies, the Graduate School of Political 
        Management, and the School of Media and Public Affairs;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, as president of The George Washington 
        University, ``reinvented'' the university's position and positive 
        reputation as Washington, DC's center of scholarship;
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg will continue, after retiring as the third-
        longest-serving president of The George Washington University, as 
        University Professor of Public Service and President Emeritus; and
Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and his wife, Francine Zorn Trachtenberg, have 
        2 sons, Adam and Ben: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors and salutes the accomplishments of Stephen Joel 
        Trachtenberg and recognizes his deeds throughout his 19 years 
        of service as president of The George Washington University in 
        Washington, DC;
            (2) recognizes the accomplishments and achievements of 
        Stephen Joel Trachtenberg in higher education, as an author, as 
        an attorney, and as a public official; and
            (3) based upon his service, extends its appreciation to 
        Stephen Joel Trachtenberg in recognition of his retirement as 
        president of The George Washington University.
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