[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 21, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H1016]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI PRESIDENT EDWARD THADDEUS FOOTE, II

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to Edward 
Thaddeus Foote II, President of the University of Miami, who will soon 
retire after 20 years of remarkable service to the university and 
indeed to the entire South Florida community.
  Tad arrived at UM in 1981 where he introduced corporate-style 
strategic planning and recruited approximately three-quarters of the 
current faculty during his tenure. Under his leadership, high-quality 
teaching became a top priority, and the university's research 
productivity has expanded dramatically.
  Tad enabled the founding of the University's School of Architecture, 
School of Communication, School of International Studies, as well as 
the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center, making the University of Miami 
the largest and most comprehensive private research university in the 
Southeast. Tad is a visionary and a bold leader who never compromises 
his quest for quality.
  Sadly, he has announced that he will be leaving the presidency on 
June 1 but will serve as chancellor of the University until 2003.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in celebrating the 
tremendous advancements realized under President Tad Foote's 
extraordinary leadership and in wishing him Godspeed.

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