[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 38 (Friday, March 21, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E554]
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                           HONORING BOB BROWN

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                        HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 20, 1997

  Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to take a moment tonight to 
recognize the accomplishments of Robert T. Brown who will soon be 
retiring after 23 years as president of the Ulster County Community 
College. Bob Brown embodies a rare combination of qualities: visionary 
and doer; philosopher and achiever.
  As Ulster County Community College's leader, he has planned for and 
overseen important campus expansions during times of growth and 
developed innovative and bold programs and partnerships to respond to 
economic downturns. He is an educator who has never lost his commitment 
to putting students first.
  Bob has been recognized locally, regionally, and nationally for his 
strong advocacy on behalf to 2-year colleges and the importance of 
their academic and community-based missions. He has been honored to 
receive the Northern Arizona University Distinguished Alumni Award, the 
Americanism Award from the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, and 
the University of Texas at Austin's Outstanding Community College 
President Award, among many others.
  Mr. Speaker, tomorrow night I will be with Bob Brown and his family 
and his many friends to celebrate his life and his achievements, and 
most of all to thank him for being there for me and for our community. 
He is someone who has truly made a difference.

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