[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 54 (Thursday, April 26, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4014-S4015]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING NEIL L. RUDENSTINE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the HELP 
Committee be discharged from consideration of S. Res. 65 and the Senate 
then proceed to its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 65) Honoring Neil L. Rudenstine, 
     President of Harvard University.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
and preamble be agreed to en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, and that any statements relating to the resolution be 
printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 65) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                               S. Res. 65

       Whereas Neil L. Rudenstine is retiring as the 26th 
     President of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 
     on June 30, 2001, after 10 years of service in the position;
       Whereas Harvard University, founded in 1636, is the oldest 
     university in the United States and 1 of the preeminent 
     academic institutions in the world;
       Whereas throughout the history of the United States, 
     graduates of Harvard University have served the United States 
     as leaders in public service, including 7 Presidents and many 
     distinguished members of the United States Senate and the 
     House of Representatives;

[[Page S4015]]

       Whereas in recognition of his belief in, and Harvard 
     University's continued commitment to, public service as a 
     value of higher education, Neil L. Rudenstine worked to 
     establish the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard 
     University's Kennedy School of Government to prepare 
     individuals for public service and leadership in an ever-
     changing world;
       Whereas in order to make a Harvard University education 
     available to as many qualified young people as possible, 
     during Neil L. Rudenstine's tenure, the University expanded 
     its financial aid budget by $8,300,000 to help students 
     graduate with less debt;
       Whereas Neil L. Rudenstine has made Harvard University a 
     good neighbor in the community of Cambridge and greater 
     Boston by launching a $21,000,000 affordable housing program 
     and by creating more than 700 jobs; and
       Whereas Neil Rudenstine built an academic career of great 
     distinction, including 2 bachelor's degrees, 1 from Princeton 
     University and the other from Oxford University, a Rhodes 
     Scholarship, a Harvard Ph.D. in English, recognition as a 
     scholar and authority on Renaissance literature, and 
     preeminent positions in higher education: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. HONORING NEIL L. RUDENSTINE.

       The Senate--
       (1) expresses deep appreciation to President Neil L. 
     Rudenstine of Harvard University for his contributions to 
     higher education, for the spirit of public service that 
     characterized his decade as Harvard University's President, 
     for his many years of academic leadership at other 
     universities, and for the grace and elegance that he brought 
     to all he has done; and
       (2) wishes him well in every future endeavor, anticipating 
     the continuing benefit of his thoughtful expertise to 
     American higher education.

     SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL.

       The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this 
     resolution to Neil L. Rudenstine.

                          ____________________