[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 63 (Tuesday, May 4, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E837]
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                 TRIBUTE TO THE BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 4, 1999

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, it is with joy that I rise today to once 
again pay tribute to Bronx Community College, which will hold its 21st 
Anniversary Hall of Fame 10K Run on Saturday, May 1, 1999.
  The Hall of Fame 10K Run was founded in 1978 by Bronx Community 
College's third President, Dr. Roscoe C. Brown. Its mission is to 
highlight the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, a national institution 
dedicated to those who have helped make America great.
  The tradition continues, first under the leadership of Acting 
President, Dr. Leo A. Corbie and now under Dr. Carolyn G. Williams, the 
first woman President of Bronx Community College. Both Dr. Corbie and 
Dr. Williams have endorsed and follow the commitment made by Dr. Brown 
to promote physical well-being as well as higher education.
  As one who has run the Hall of Fame 10K Run, I can attest that the 
excitement it generates brings the entire City together. It is a 
celebration and an affirmation of life. It feels wonderful to enable 
more than 400 people to have this experience--one that will change the 
lives of many of them. It is an honor for me to join once again the 
hundreds of joyful people who will run along the Grand Concourse, 
University Avenue and West 181 Street and to savor the variety of their 
celebrations. There's no better way to see our Bronx community.
  For its first 20 years, Professor Henry A. Skinner has coordinated 
the Bronx Community College Hall of Fame 10K race, a healthy 
competition which brings together runners of all ages from the five 
boroughs of New York City. He is also the President of Unity and 
Strength, the organization of minority faculty, staff and 
administrators of Bronx Community College. Dr. Atlaw Belilgne of the 
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, as the 1999 Director of 
the race, continues this rich Bronx tradition. He is also Director of 
Self Help and Resource Exchange (S.H.A.R.E.).
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
individuals and participants who are making the Bronx Community 
College's 21st annual Hall of Fame 10K Run possible.

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