[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 68 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E904]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF REVEREND JOHN P. SCHLEGEL

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday June 6, 2000

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Reverend John P. 
Schlegel, S.J., for his 9 remarkable years as President of the 
University of San Francisco. Father Schlegel has been honored with the 
position of President of Creighton University. His many friends in the 
San Francisco Bay Area bid him farewell with mixed emotions--happy for 
his personal success, sad that he is leaving, and forever grateful for 
his many accomplishments as President of the University of San 
Francisco.
  Father Schlegel brought with him to San Francisco strong academic 
credentials. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Saint Louis 
University, a B.D. degree in Theology from the University of London, 
and a Doctorate in International Relations from Oxford University. He 
entered the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus in 1963 and was 
ordained in 1973.
  He also brought a record of strong leadership. John began his 
academic career as a lecturer at Creighton University in 1969. He 
joined Creighton's faculty in the Political Science department in 1976 
and also served as Assistant Academic Vice President from 1978-1982. 
John went on to serve as Academic Dean and Dean of Arts and Sciences at 
Rockhurst College, as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at 
Marquette University, and as the Executive and Academic Vice-President 
at John Carrol University in Cleveland.
  Father Schlegel continued that record of service and leadership while 
in San Francisco. John serves on the Boards of Trustees of Loyola 
University in Chicago and of Xavier University in Cincinnati. He is the 
Chair of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Club of 
California, a director of the American International School of Hong 
Kong, and a member of the Advisory Council at the California Academy of 
Sciences. John also serves on the Board of Directors of the Coro 
Foundation and the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, 
and on the Executive Committees of the Western College Association and 
the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities.
  At the University of San Francisco, John has had remarkable success. 
Thanks to his leadership, the caliber of the faculty and students has 
risen, the facilities have been upgraded, and the endowment has grown 
enormously. At the same time, the Jesuit mission of the University has 
been advanced.
  We are grateful to Father John Schlegel for all that he has done for 
the University of San Francisco and for the entire Bay Area. We will 
miss him greatly but know that it is Creighton University's turn to 
benefit from his wisdom and vision. As we glory in his triumphant 
return home, we hope that he will visit San Francisco often. I join my 
constituents in wishing him the very best.

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