[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 150 (Thursday, December 7, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2145]
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           IN RECOGNITION OF DR. CARMELA ASCOLESE KARNOUTSOS

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 2000

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Carmela 
Ascolese Karnoutsos for her dedicated service to the community of 
Bayonne, NJ, and for her exceptional contributions to the field of 
women's history. Today, Dr. Karnoutsos will be presented with the 
Volunteer of the Year Award at the Bayonne Historical Society's annual 
Holiday Dinner Dance.
  Dr. Karnoutsos graduated Magna Cum Laude from Jersey City University 
and received her Master's Degree and Ph.D. at New York University. She 
is currently Professor of History at New Jersey City University (NJCU), 
specializing in women's history and new Jersey history. She is the 
author of New Jersey Women: A History of their Status, Roles and Images 
(1997). At NJCU, Dr. Karnoutsos has served as the Chair of the History 
Department, as Chair of the Intercollegiate Athletic Council, and as a 
member of numerous committees, including the General Studies 
Coordinating Committee.
  Dr. Karnoutsos is a charter member of Bayonne Historical Society, 
Inc., and has been a trustee since its founding in 1990. She has spoken 
at many of the society's programs and events, edited and contributed 
articles regarding the city of Bayonne, and recently developed the 
society's web sight. In addition, she recently became a member of the 
Bayonne's Historical Preservation Commission, which was formed in 1999.
  As an important authority on the history of New Jersey, Dr. 
Karnoutsos presented the keynote address at the 125th anniversary of 
Bayonne in 1994; served as the moderator of the city's mayoral debate 
in 1998; and appeared in the video ``What is a Freeholder? An 
evaluation of the Role of County Government.''
  Because of her dedication to the history of New Jersey women, Dr. 
Karnoutsos has made great contributions to the Women's Project of New 
Jersey, Inc., as associate editor of its publication Past and Promise: 
Lives of New Jersey Women (1990), and as a member of its editorial 
board.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Dr. Carmela Ascolese 
Karnoutsos for her exceptional contributions to the history of women 
and New Jersey, and for her selfless service to her community and 
country.

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