[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 139 (Tuesday, October 1, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1889]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING STEPHEN J. JEROME, PRESIDENT, MONROE COLLEGE

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 30, 1996

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, a true success story of the Bronx is Monroe 
College and its president, Stephen J. Jerome. The college was founded 
in 1933.
  This year Mr. Jerome celebrates his 30th anniversary at the school 
with the New York State Board of Regents authorizing its confirming 
baccalaureate degrees and the school dedicating King Hall, a 100,000-
square-foot building housing offices for student services as well as 
the learning center, gymnasium and cafeteria. Mr. Jerome, who was 
raised in the Bronx, joined the school in 1966 as an instructor and was 
named president in 1978.
  He is fond of saying that Monroe changes people's lives. The extent 
of that change can be seen in an enrollment comprising students from 
more than 40 countries, many of whom are first generation college 
attendees or recent immigrants. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to salute 
Stephen J. Jerome and Monroe College.

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