[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 135 (Thursday, October 2, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1896]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


          EXTENSION OF CONGRATULATIONS TO TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY

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                             HON. BOB RILEY

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 30, 1997

  Mr. RILEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend my congratulations to 
Tuskegee University for being named second in the Nation for the number 
of black graduating engineers.
  I always love to hear about institutions of higher learning making 
good use of their resources. By using different programs at the 
university, the school helps to advance its students' futures. One 
program is the Research Apprenticeship for Disadvantaged High Schoolers 
[RADHS], which is implemented during the summer of a high school 
student's junior year. Another program is the Freshman Accelerated 
Start-up and Training for the Retention in Engineering Curricula 
[FASTREC], which is introduced at the freshman level of college. These 
two programs, as well as the familiarity between the faculty and the 
students, help the University to produce fine and outstanding 
engineers. Every school does it best to help students decide what they 
want to study, and to help the students achieve their goals with 
whatever means possible. Fortunately, Tuskegee has developed an 
effective program. This program enabled 192 students to finish their 
undergraduate degree in engineering. Through the example of Tuskegee 
University, other institutions may have a model of a productive, 
resourceful, and successful program--a program which will benefit 
students, Alabama, and this Nation.

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