[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 92 (Thursday, June 28, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S7080]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF DR. RICHARD W. McDOWELL

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I am delighted to speak today to 
acknowledge a leader, from my home State of Michigan, who has dedicated 
his life to serving the citizens in Michigan, Dr. Richard W. McDowell. 
Today, many people will gather to pay tribute to Dr. McDowell for his 
service as President of Schoolcraft College, in Livonia, MI, for the 
past twenty years.
  Dr. McDowell has dedicated his life, both professionally and 
personally, to the service of his community. Dr. McDowell has served 
capably and honorably as the President of Schoolcraft College during a 
period of incredible growth for this institution. He has presided over 
programs and projects that have reshaped the campus, and enhanced its 
ability to meet the needs of students at Schoolcraft College.
  During his tenure as President, Dr. McDowell has presided over the 
construction of numerous structures including additions to the Campus
Center, the Child Care Center and the student center that bears his 
name. In addition to enhancing the physical facilities, he has greatly 
enhanced the economic structure of the campus by forming the 
Schoolcraft Development Authority, and by expanding the endowment of 
the college. These efforts will secure the ability of the school to 
maintain a world-class campus while providing students with access to 
an affordable education.
  In addition to these activities, Dr. McDowell is a leader in his 
profession and in numerous civic institutions. His love of academia and 
education translated into his desire to serve the educational community 
writ large. Dr. McDowell has served as President of the Michigan 
Community College Association, and he has been a member of the Michigan 
Educational Trust Board, the National Advisory Panel for the Community 
College Program at the University of Michigan, the American Association 
of Community Colleges and the North Central Association of Colleges and 
Schools.
  He has further assisted his community by serving on the board of 
Wayne County Private Industry Corporation, St. Mary Mercy Hospital and 
the City of Livonia Ethics Board. This selfless leadership has been 
recognized by many organizations, including his alma maters--Indiana 
University of Pennsylvania and Purdue University. Both of these 
institutions awarded him their distinguished alumni awards. In 
addition, he was selected one of the top fifty community college 
presidents in the United States by the Community College Leadership 
Program at the University of Texas at Austin.
  I hope my Senate colleagues will join me in saluting Dr. McDowell for 
his career of public service, particularly the commitment to education 
which he has exhibited for the last two decades.

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