[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 13, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E349]
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                       IN HONOR OF JEFFREY WHARFF

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 13, 1996

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today before my colleagues in the 
U.S. House of Representatives to pay tribute to a student of 
outstanding academic achievement, Jeffrey Wharff. It is my deepest 
pleasure to bring to your attention good news, Mr. Jeffrey Craig Wharff 
of Rochester Hills, MI, was conferred the honor of a Doctorate of 
Philosophy in the discipline of economics by The American University on 
January 28, 1996.
  Mr. Wharff graduated from Rochester Adams High School in 1980. He 
then went on to attend Oakland Community College in Auburn Hills, MI. 
After four semesters he, encouraged by his success, applied and earned 
entrance to the American University in Washington, DC. Immediately, 
Jeffrey found his intellectual passion for economics. Following 
completion of his undergraduate degree in 1987, he swiftly earned his 
Masters of Arts and has now demonstrated his devotion to the field with 
a Ph.D.
  On behalf of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donovan Wharff of Rochester 
Hills, MI; brother Bradley Wharff of Rochester Hills, MI, wife Terri; 
James Lambert and Mary Matson, his close friends; and Uncle and Aunt, 
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Richard of Bloomfield Hills, MI, I am pleased to 
convey their pride and deepest contentment of his outstanding 
achievement.
  We must commend not only Jeffrey's private endeavor but, also, those 
Michigan educators, elementary through post-secondary, for their 
interest and commitment which shaped a bright young mind into perpetual 
curiosity and tenacity of purpose, and provided him with the foundation 
to find delight in the complex. His accomplishment is a testament to 
their success and the success of the public educational system.
  Mr. Speaker, it is indeed an honor and pleasure for me to rise today 
to pay tribute to this outstanding student. I know that Jeffrey Wharff 
will pursue his interests with the same zeal as he did his academic 
achievements. I wish him well in his future endeavors.

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