[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 143 (Thursday, November 2, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2066]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RCOGNITION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF HEIDELBERG COLLEGE, TIFFIN, 
                                   OH

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 2, 2000

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I today express 
a special tribute and congratulations to Heidelberg College on the 
anniversary of its founding. This November 11th marks 150 years since 
the college first opened its doors in Tiffin, Ohio. These 150 years 
have marked 15 decades of service to its students and the community.
  Founded by members of the German Reformed Church in 1850, Heidelberg 
College began humbly, on the third floor of a building in the business 
district in Tiffin. Since then, it has grown both in size and number 
far beyond what its founders could ever have dreamed.
  Currently, the college is located on a 110-acre campus in 
northwestern Ohio. Heidelberg offers 36 courses of study in 19 
different fields of concentration, both for undergraduates and graduate 
students. As a church-based liberal arts college, an area of particular 
emphasis for Heidelberg is the integration of faith into academic and 
professional life. Heidelberg students, and the communities into which 
they enter after graduation, benefit greatly from this faith-based 
approach.
  While the college is located in Ohio, it truly has a global view. As 
part of their undergraduate experience at Heidelberg, many students 
take advantage of a variety of domestic and foreign off-campus study 
programs, these include opportunities to study for a semester at 
American University here in Washington, DC, a year at Heidelberg 
University in Germany, or to take classes at its Japan Campus in 
Sapporo, Japan.
  As a mark of its dedication to the community, Heidelberg College does 
not just cater to the traditional student, but is also pioneering 
lifelong learning opportunities for the nontraditional student. Whether 
through its Weekend College program on its main campus or at its Maumee 
Branch extension, Heidelberg offers a variety of ways for these adult 
learners to earn bachelor's degrees.
  Another way that Heidelberg College serve the community is through 
its Water Quality Laboratory. With its state of the art equipment, the 
laboratory undertakes research directed at understanding the long-term 
effects of agricultural chemicals and runoff, especially in Lake Erie. 
The work is critical in analyzing the dangers that these chemicals may 
pose to humans and ecosystems in the Ohio and Great Lakes area.
  Mr. Speaker, the foremost way an institution such as Heidelberg 
serves the community however, is through its graduates. In 150 years, 
Heidelberg graduates have offered the highest level of commitment to 
their communities, and especially Ohio. Whether they are businessmen, 
scientists, or artists, Heidelberg alumni have been true to the 
college's goal of graduating ``whole persons who can act effectively 
with human values in a world of continuing change.'' I hope that my 
colleagues will join me in congratulating the college on its history of 
service to Ohio, the Nation and the world throughout the past 150 
years. Additionally, we wish the Heidelberg community the best in the 
future.

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