[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 133 (Friday, October 5, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1828]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       BOWDOIN COLLEGE INAUGURATES ITS NEW PRESIDENT, BARRY MILLS

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                          HON. THOMAS H. ALLEN

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 5, 2001

  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, on October 27th, Barry Mills will be 
inaugurated as the 14th president of Bowdoin College, my alma mater and 
one of the finest liberal arts colleges in the nation.
  The selection of Barry Mills by the Bowdoin College Board of Trustees 
last January was an ideal choice. He brings to this position qualities 
and experience that will serve Bowdoin's students, faculty and alumni 
exceptionally well. The community in which Bowdoin is located, 
Brunswick, Maine, as well as the entire nation, will also benefit 
enormously.
  Barry knows Bowdoin well, both as a graduate (Class of 1972) and as a 
member of the College's Board of Trustees. I came to appreciate Barry's 
abilities when we served together on that Board. He combines a sharp 
intelligence, leadership skills and energy with a warm and empathetic 
personality. His business acumen, scholarship and experience will be a 
great value in his new position.
  Barry holds a doctorate in biology and a law degree. He formerly 
served as the deputy presiding partner of Debevoise & Plimpton in New 
York City, one of the nation's preeminent international law firms. He 
joined the firm in 1979 and became a partner in 1986.
  Born in Providence, Rhode Island, on September 8, 1950, Barry 
graduated in 1968 from Pilgrim High School in Warwick, Rhode Island.
  A Dean's List student at Bowdoin, Barry graduated cum laude in 1972 
with a double major in biochemistry and government. He earned his 
doctorate in biology in 1976 at Syracuse University, where he taught 
courses as a graduate student in introductory biology, cell physiology, 
and animal physiology. He earned his law degree at the Columbia 
University School of Law in 1979, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone 
Scholar.
  Barry has published papers in the field of biology and, as a lawyer, 
has produced numerous publications and speeches in his field. He was 
also a leader with the firm's continuing legal education program at 
Debevoise & Plimpton.
  He is married to Karen Gordon Mills, a founder and managing director 
of Solera Capital, LLC, a private equity firm located in New York City. 
As a student at Radcliffe College, Karen Mills was president of the 
Harvard Dramatic Club. She graduated magna cum laude from Radcliffe in 
1975 with a degree in economics and earned her M.B.A. at the Harvard 
Business School in 1977. She is currently a member of the Harvard 
University Board of Overseers.
  As President of Bowdoin, Barry has already begun to focus on 
priorities he has wisely identified as important for the College's 
future: increasing campus diversity, improving technology and expanding 
Bowdoin College's international presence.
  Barry known how to find out what's going on at the campus: by 
listening and by doing what students do. In an interview with the 
Portland Press Herald earlier this year, he said, ``I love talking with 
students. I invited them to send me an e-mail telling me when they 
think my office hours should be, to be most accessible to them. That 
could be 8 to 11 at night, when they hit their bio-rhythms. They are 
going to see me at concerts, lectures, art shows, on the football 
field, and in training rooms. I'm really going to be a part of this 
campus. And I'm going to be a part of their lives.''
  I am pleased that Barry Mills will play an even greater role in the 
life of Bowdoin College. I congratulate him on his inauguration and 
congratulate Bowdoin College on the wisdom of his selection.

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