[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3298-S3299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO JANET CUMMINGS AND PETER GOOD

 Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I rise today to honor two Connecticut 
citizens whose art, talent, and marriage are truly inspirational--Janet 
Cummings and Peter Good.
  On April 16, Janet and Peter will receive the University of 
Connecticut's highest honor--the University Medal. The University Medal 
recognizes outstanding professional achievement, leadership, and 
distinguished public service on a community, State, national, or 
international level. As a resident of East Haddam, which is just across 
the Connecticut River from their home in Chester, I have long been 
familiar with their impressive contributions to Connecticut's artistic 
community, and I am very pleased that the University of Connecticut has 
chosen to honor their careers.
  Janet and Peter first met while attending UConn's Fine Arts College 
in the mid-1960's, and for more than 20 years they have worked together 
at their own graphic design studio in the river-valley town of Chester. 
The philosophy of their design studio,

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Cummings & Good, has been to extend their own nurturing and 
collaborative relationship to their clients. This philosophy has proven 
to be immensely successful, as they have done work for many respected 
corporate clients.
  This commercial success has allowed Cummings & Good to sustain the 
cost of providing quality design, but, perhaps more important, it has 
allowed the studio to do an inordinate amount of work for non profit 
organizations. Cummings & Good has provided designs for the 
International Year of the Child, the National Theatre of the Deaf in 
Chester, Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, and the Special Olympics, 
which were held in New Haven in 1995.
  On a personal level, Peter's design of the symbol for the University 
of Connecticut's year-long symposium ``Fifty Years After Nuremberg: 
Human Rights and the Rule of Law,'' holds special significance for me. 
This symposium began with the opening and dedication of the Thomas J. 
Dodd Research Center, which was named for my father who served as a 
prosecutor at the Nuremberg tribunal. The dedication of this center was 
one of the proudest moments of my life, and Peter's design truly 
captured the spirit and essence of the event.
  I am also particularly fond of Peter's designs for the U.S. Postal 
Service's official 1993 holiday stamps. In fact, I reproduced the image 
of these stamps for the front of my 1993 Christmas card, and I greatly 
appreciate Peter's kind permission to use his designs for this purpose.
  It's hard to imagine two more deserving recipients of this award than 
Janet and Peter, and I congratulate the University of Connecticut for 
its decision to bestow its highest honor on two members of the artistic 
community. The arts are at the root of our Nation's cultural heritage, 
and if we fail to promote the arts and recognize the achievements of 
creative individuals like Janet Cummings and Peter Good, we run the 
risk of becoming a society that is devoid of passion and imagination.
  Again, I congratulate Janet Cummings and Peter Good on receiving 
University Medals, and I hope that they will enjoy at least 30 more 
years of collaborating in art and marriage.

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