[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 43 (Tuesday, April 19, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     HONORING SISTER MARY A. DOOLEY

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                          HON. RICHARD E. NEAL

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 19, 1994

  Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this 
opportunity to pay tribute to one of my constituents, Sister Mary A. 
Dooley, who is retiring after a long and distinguished career in the 
field of education.
  At the end of the current school year, Sister Dooley will be retiring 
as president of the College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee, MA. 
During her tenure as president, Sister Dooley has thoroughly modernized 
that school, significantly improving the academic prestige of the 
institution, while upholding the mission of the college, which is to 
provide young women with a quality liberal arts education.
  I have had the pleasure of knowing Sister Dooley personally for over 
20 years and have found her to be an inspiring personality. An 
extraordinary woman, Sister Dooley has dedicated her life to the 
Christian ideals of kindness, generosity, and compassion. Her 
contributions to western Massachusetts however, have extended well 
beyond the educational community, where she chose to make her career 
and have positively affected the lives of thousands in that region.
  A Renaissance Woman, Sister Dooley holds several graduate degrees, in 
a number of different disciplines. In addition to these degrees, Sister 
Dooley has been awarded several honorary degrees from local colleges 
and has also been awarded a multitude of community service awards, too 
numerous to include here.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to recognize, along with the 
people of western Massachusetts, the career accomplishments of Sister 
Mary Dooley. I wish her well in her future endeavors.

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