[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


              TRIBUTE TO DOCTORS PHYLLIS AND RAY PHILLIPS

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 14, 1995
  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to two 
outstanding individuals from the Sixth District of Tennessee who are 
being honored upon their retirement.
  Drs. Phyllis and Ray Phillips have made tremendous contributions to 
the field of higher education, and their leadership has been 
invaluable.
  By their very example, Ray and Phyllis Phillips have committed their 
lives to helping others learn. They have taught in Tennessee and 
Alabama, and their talents have taken them as far away as Augsberg, 
Germany to lead and participate in the American schools program.
  Phyllis Phillips has shared her expertise in speech pathology, 
audiology, and speech communication through almost 50 years of teaching 
in elementary and secondary schools. In 1983 she joined Cumberland 
University in Lebanon TN, and in her 12-year tenure, developed a 
working adult degree program and helped develop the Cumberland 
University Fine Arts Council. She is responsible for helping countless 
children and adults overcome their battles with speech and hearing 
problems.
  The board of trustees of Cumberland University named Dr. Phyllis 
Phillips ``Professor Emeritus'' in recognition of her tremendous 
contributions to education, speech pathology, and communication.
  Dr. Ray Phillips earned his undergraduate degree from Cumberland 
University in 1941. His love for his alma mater never left him, and, in 
1983, he returned to Cumberland with his wife to assume the vice 
presidency for academic affairs. He assisted my colleague from 
Tennessee, Bob Clement, then president of the university, in 
establshing the institution as a 4-year degree program.
  In 1991, he was named the 23d president of the university. 
Enrollments during his administration were recordbreaking, and he aided 
in the development of the sports medicine and fine arts programs.
  Dr. Phillips was honored with his wife by the board at Cumberland in 
1994. He was named ``President Emeritus'' and ``Professor Emeritus'' 
for his outstanding service.
  I join with those at Cumberland University and Tennesseans all across 
the State in thanking the Phillips' for their tireless dedication and 
enumerable contributions. We wish for them a happy and fulfilling 
retirement.


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