[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 13, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S1267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNITION OF MATTHEW HUENERFAUTH

 Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize an 
exemplary young man from the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 
Matthew Huenerfauth of Springfield, has been selected from among 200 
applicants as a George J. Mitchell Scholar for 2001, and will have the 
opportunity to study in either Ireland or Northern Ireland in the fall. 
The recipients are those who have demonstrated intellectual 
distinction, leadership potential, and commitment to community service.
  Matthew will graduate from the University of Delaware in May, 2001 
with an Honors B.S. and an M.S. degree in Computer Science. During his 
tenure at Delaware, he has proven to be a tremendous asset to the 
college community outside the classroom as well. Using his computer 
knowledge to help others, Matthew developed a tutoring system for deaf 
students learning English. He spent the summer of 2000 as a Program 
Manager Intern at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, and has completed 
extensive research in the field of artificial intelligence. Matthew was 
also president of a virtual literary magazine at Delaware, was a 
founding member of an a capella ensemble, and participated in the 
school's competitive computer programming team. While in Ireland, 
Matthew will study for an MSci degree in Computer Science at University 
College Dublin.
  I ask my colleagues to join with me in recognizing Matthew 
Huenerfauth as he heads across the globe to represent the United States 
in Ireland. I am confident that he will make us proud.

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