[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 41 (Thursday, April 2, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E572]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO DR. WILLIAM W. SUTTON

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 1, 1998

  Mr. THOMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise here before you today and 
acknowledge the retirement of one of Mississippi's greatest college 
administrators. Dr. William Sutton has announced his retirement as 
President of Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, 
Mississippi. Dr. Sutton has held his position for nearly a decade. 
Since assuming the presidency, Dr. Sutton has overseen a multimillion 
dollar renovation of the school's physical plant. During the same time, 
the school's fiscal deficit has been eliminated and financial 
flexibility has been achieved. Since the fall of 1989, enrollment has 
increased by ten percent and new academic programs have been added.
  Dr. Sutton was educated at Dillard University in New Orleans, he went 
on to receive his master and doctoral degrees from Howard University in 
Washington, D.C. Dr. Sutton began to advance his administrative career 
from instructor to full professor and Chair of the Division of Natural 
Sciences at Dillard in 1979. He left there to serve as Academic Vice 
President, Provost and Professor of Biology at Chicago State University 
from 1979 to 1985. In 1985, Dr. Sutton was named Vice President for 
Educational and Student Services at Kansas State University before 
assuming the Presidency at Mississippi Valley State University.
  Dr. Sutton has been very active in the community serving on a variety 
of civic and educational boards in New Orleans, Chicago, Manhattan, and 
Kansas. He is an active member of the Greenwood-Leflore Chamber of 
Commerce, the Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll County Economic Development 
Foundation, and the Greenwood Rotary Club. He serves on the Advisory 
Board of Deposit Guaranty National Bank in Greenwood, Mississippi, and 
the Professional Advisory Committee of Mid Delta Home Health, Inc. He 
is a member of the Board of Governors of Mississippi Institute of Arts 
and Letters and the Board of Directors of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of 
Mississippi.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Sutton has been a catalyst for change and growth in 
higher education in Mississippi. His knowledge and expertise will be 
truly missed and always appreciated.

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