[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 26 (Monday, March 11, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S1730]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO JOANNE GLASSER

 Mr. BUNNING. Madam President, today I rise to pay tribute to 
Eastern Kentucky University's 10th president, Joanne Glasser. Ms. 
Glasser was officially inaugurated as the University's first female 
president, and I would like to join Eastern Kentucky University in 
welcoming her to the Kentucky academic community.
  Ever since she graduated from high school in 1969, Joanne Glasser has 
been steadily on the rise. She received her bachelor of arts from 
George Washington University in 1973 and a J.D. shortly after from the 
University of Maryland School of Law in 1976. Most recently, she 
received a certificate from Harvard Graduate School in 1999. Besides 
her many educational achievements, Ms. Glasser has had a steller career 
as a public servant for the State of Maryland and now the commonwealth 
of Kentucky.
  After completing law school, Ms. Glasser accepted a job as a law 
clerk for the State of Maryland, Baltimore County, and eventually 
became the Assistant County Attorney for Baltimore County. She next 
moved on to become the Baltimore County Labor Commissioner for 6 years. 
Before joining the administrative team at Eastern, Ms. Glasser worked 
at Towson University in Maryland, where her hard work and persistent 
personality eventually earned her a promotion to executive vice 
president. In October 2001, Eastern Kentucky University gladly invited 
Ms. Glasser into their family.
  Since her arrival, Ms. Glasser's personal style and energy has been a 
motivating force on the campus and the streets of Richmond. She has 
made it her mission to be personally involved not only with the 
everyday dealings of the students and faculty but also with local 
leaders. She rightly understands that a university exists to serve the 
needs of its students and surrounding community. If a decision does not 
fit their needs, it simply will not be made. Joanne Glasser is fully 
committed to leading Eastern Kentucky University forward into the 21st 
century and her actions prove as much. By relating on a personal level 
with the students and community, she will gain an understanding of 
where to focus her prodigious talents. She is devoted to doing her best 
for the students and faculty at Eastern Kentucky University. I am very 
pleased in the immediate impact Joanne Glasser has made and look 
forward to watching how high she can take the University.
  I congratulate Ms. Glasser on her inauguration and applaud her 
efforts toward a brighter future for Kentucky.

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