[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 29, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: June 29, 1994]
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       TRIBUTE TO DR. MAX LENNON, PRESIDENT OF CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, for more than the past 100 years, 
Clemson University has played a vital role in South Carolina's higher 
education system. Originally chartered as an agricultural college, 
Clemson has grown into one of the Nation's leading academic and 
research institutions and is known throughout the world for its 
excellent professors and programs. One man who has played an important 
role in Clemson's emergence as an academic leader has been Dr. Max 
Lennon, the university's president for the past 8 years.
  During his tenure, Dr. Lennon has accomplished many great things for 
Clemson and has led the university into new and exciting fields. Under 
his direction, grant and research funding have risen considerably and 
the student population has reached a strong and constant level. Dr. 
Lennon has entered Clemson into interesting and promising partnerships 
with private corporations that are exploring new technologies in 
engineering, textiles, agriculture, and many other fields. He has also 
established a small business incubator designed to foster new commerce 
and industry in South Carolina, ensuring that our State will remain 
economically strong into the 21st century. Dr. Lennon has accomplished 
all these things without losing site of the university's primary 
mission, which is to provide a quality and affordable education to 
students from South Carolina and throughout the United States.
  I also want to take a moment to recognize Dr. Lennon's very lovely 
and personable wife, Ruth. She assisted Dr. Lennon greatly during his 
years as president and was a tremendous asset to Clemson and the State.
  Mr. President, regrettably, Dr. Lennon has decided to resign from the 
presidency of Clemson University. I know that I speak for many people, 
from students to other members of government, when I say that while he 
will be greatly missed, we will never forget the many important and 
worthy contributions he made to make South Carolina a better place. I 
wish him and his family health and happiness in all their future 
endeavors.

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