[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 96 (Thursday, July 1, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1479]
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                           DR. GLORIA SHATTO

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                             HON. BOB BARR

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 1, 1999

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, from time to time we are blessed 
with rare individuals who possess a vision with the power to transform 
a community, or skills that fundamentally reshape and revitalize an 
institution. Dr. Gloria Shatto, who recently passed away in Rome, GA, 
was one of those rare people.
  When Dr. Shatto was named to the presidency of Berry College in Rome, 
in 1980, she became the first woman ever selected to serve as president 
of a Georgia college or university. During her tenure, Gloria Shatto 
returned Berry College to a sound fiscal footing, and firmly 
established its reputation as one of America's top liberal arts 
schools.
  During her career, Dr. Shatto made tremendous contributions to 
education on the faculties of the University of Houston, the Georgia 
Institute of Technology, and Trinity University. In government, her 
contributions were no less significant when she served on the Georgia 
Forestry Commission, the Georgia Commission on Economy and Efficiency, 
and the U.S. Treasury Small Business Advisory Committee. Finally, in 
the corporate sphere, she made similar contributions, serving on the 
boards of directors for the Southern Company, Georgia Power, Texas 
Instruments, and Becton Dickinson and Co.
  The thousands of students whose lives Dr. Shatto touched join me in 
praising her for living her life to the fullest, and making tremendous 
contributions to her associates, Berry College, and the Rome community. 
Although she will be sorely missed, we can take comfort in the 
knowledge that she left behind a tremendous legacy.

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