[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 78 (Thursday, June 7, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1051]
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                       TRIBUTE TO DAVID K. WINTER

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                             HON. ROY BLUNT

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 7, 2001

  Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate one of my former 
colleagues, Dr. David K. Winter, on his retirement after twenty-five 
years as President of Westmont College, a Christian liberal arts 
college located in Santa Barbara, California. He has overseen the 
growth of the Westmont student body to its present level of 1,200 
students, and has put the college on a much firmer financial footing 
than when he arrived on campus. Prior to coming to Westmont, he serves 
as Academic Vice President and then Executive Vice President at 
Whitworth College (WA). He also served on the faculty at Wheaton 
College (IL) and Calvin College (MI). He received his Ph.D in 
Anthropology and Sociology from Michigan State University.
  Among many other accomplishments, Dr. Winter served for nine years 
with the Western Association of School and Colleges, and in June 2000, 
he completes a term as Director of the Council of Higher Education 
Accreditation, based on Washington, D.C. He has been named as one of 
the most effective college leaders in the United States, and in 1991, 
he was a recipient of the President Leadership Awards and Grants given 
nationally by the Knight Foundation. President Winter has also been a 
leader in the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, a 
Washington-based group of over 100 U.S. schools with more than 50 
affiliates in 17 countries.
  He is and I am sure will remain active in many local organizations in 
Santa Barbara. In 1998, the Santa Barbara News Press honored him with 
its Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 1999, the John Templeton 
Foundation selected him as one of 50 college presidents who have 
exercised leadership in character development.
  But most important of all, David Winter's real impact cannot be 
measured by awards and titles. His real impact has been on the 
thousands of students who have attended Westmont in the last twenty-
five years. He has spearheaded the effort on the part of the entire 
Westmont Community to provide a thorough liberal arts education with a 
Christian foundation. His leadership and firm faith have led Westmont 
into the 21st Century as the Westmont community continues to turn out 
young people who are committed to being good citizens of the United 
States and the world. I want to wish David and his wife and partner in 
leading Westmont, Helene, the best as they enter this new phase of 
their life together.

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