[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 28, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO DR. S. DALLAS SIMMONS, PRESIDENT, VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY, 
             ON HIS RETIREMENT AFTER MANY YEARS OF SERVICE

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                          HON. ROBERT C. SCOTT

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 28, 1999

  Mr. SCOTT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to call attention to the outstanding 
contributions of Dr. S. Dallas Simmons for his many years of leadership 
as President of Virginia Union University.
  Dr. Simmons was born in Ahoskie, North Carolina. He earned his 
bachelor's and master's degrees at North Carolina Central University in 
business. He earned a Certificate in Administration from the University 
of Wisconsin, and in recognition of his outstanding work as a teacher 
and administrator, Dr. Simmons was awarded a fellowship to Duke 
University, where he earned his doctorate in Administration in Higher 
Education.
  Dr. Simmons' career includes: a consultantship with the International 
Business Machines Corporation (IBM); Director of the computer centers 
at North Carolina Central University and Norfolk State University; 
Associate Professor in the School of Business Administration, Vice 
Chancellor of University Relations at North Carolina Central 
University, and President of St. Paul's College in Lawrenceville, 
Virginia.
  Many other organizations have benefitted from his membership, 
including the American Association of University Administrators, The 
College Fund, and the Richmond Forum Club. His honors are too long to 
list, but Dr. Simmons has been mentioned in Men of Achievement, the 
Directory of Distinguished Americans, Community Leaders of the World, 
and Outstanding Man of America.
  Clearly, Dr. Simmons is a man of distinction. But his faithful 
dedication to education is perhaps his most important contribution. In 
addition to his commitment to and passion for increasing educational 
opportunity for disadvantaged students, Dr. Simmons has led Virginia 
Union University to outstanding fiscal management and significantly 
improved infrastructure. For the first time in its 134 year history, 
for example, Virginia Union University now has a freestanding library 
thanks to the persistence of Dr. Simmons. Consistent with his 
background, Dr. Simmons has led the university under the theory that, 
in order to best serve its students, a university should be 
administered much like a business. This guiding principle has served 
Virginia Union well, because it is now more than ever physically, 
fiscally, and academically strong and stable. Likewise, Dr. Simmons is 
well known among his colleagues for his vision and also his strong and 
steady leadership.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend to you the achievements of the retiring 
Virginia Union University President S. Dallas Simmons, and ask that 
these remarks be made a part of the permanent record of this body.

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