[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 178 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2368]
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       HONORING RACHEL WALSHE FOR RECEIVING A RHODES SCHOLARSHIP

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                         HON. JAMES R. LANGEVIN

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 19, 2001

  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Rachel Walshe, 
who hails from my hometown of Warwick, Rhode Island, and is the first 
woman from a New England public university to receive a Rhodes 
Scholarship.
  Rachel was selected for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship from among 
925 applicants from across the nation for her leadership potential, 
academic achievement, and personal integrity. Throughout her 23 years, 
Rachel has consistently demonstrated all of these characteristics. 
Graduating last year from the University of Rhode Island with highest 
honors, she focused on the philosophy of religions, a major she crafted 
to explore her interest in understanding human motivation. While a 
student at the University of Rhode Island, she fought to affect public 
policy, founding the URI Chapter of the Campaign to End the Death 
Penalty, volunteering with America Reads and mentoring children in Head 
Start. In her spare time she mastered equestrian arts and Tai Kwan Do 
kickboxing.
  At Oxford, Rachel will study English and theater history, and when 
she returns she hopes to direct theatrical performances. Already, 
Rachel has shared her talent with Perishable Theater in Providence 
where she works full-time.
  I know my colleagues understand the high honor that the Rhodes 
Scholarship bestows. It signals tremendous achievement and even greater 
promise. On behalf of the entire Second Congressional District of Rhode 
Island, I want to express our pride in Rachel's success. Her example is 
inspiring and her future is overflowing with possibility. I just hope 
she comes home once in awhile to remind all Rhode Islanders that the 
smallest of states can produce the biggest of successes.5

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