[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]




  RETIREMENT OF JOHN C. HOY AS PRESIDENT OF THE NEW ENGLAND BOARD OF 
                            HIGHER EDUCATION

 Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, it is an honor today to recognize 
the outstanding accomplishments of John C. Hoy, president of the New 
England Board of Higher Education, who is retiring this month. Mr. Hoy 
has dedicated the past twenty-three years to serving the higher 
education institutions of New England, and his leadership will be 
greatly missed.
  Since he became president of the Board in 1978, Mr. Hoy has led the 
effort to provide an accessible and affordable education for every New 
Englander. To accomplish this goal, he established reforms in his own 
organization, and he also involved individuals and businesses 
throughout New England in effective partnerships that served students 
and institutions alike.
  Among his primary achievements was the publication of numerous 
important books, including studies on the relationship between higher 
education and economic well-being in New England, the links between 
U.S. competitiveness and international aspects of higher education, and 
the effects of legal education on the New England economy.
  In addition, John Hoy offered much-needed support to minority 
communities. He encouraged greater participation by Blacks and 
Hispanics in higher education, and he worked effectively to increase 
the number of ethnic minorities completing PhD programs. He also 
created a scholarship program for Black South African students at South 
Africa's open universities under apartheid.
  John Hoy also cared deeply about the way technology was changing 
higher education, in New England and around the country. Under his 
initiative, the Board explored the promise of biotech industries and 
manufacturing in New England, and worked to improve technical 
education, with the help of both professional educators and the private 
sector. In addition, he worked with other regional boards of higher 
education to coordinate telecommunications among higher educational 
institutions.
  John C. Hoy deserves great credit for all he has done to enhance 
higher education in New England. His accomplishments are deeply 
appreciated by all of us who know him, and I welcome this opportunity 
to wish him a long and happy retirement.

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