[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 41 (Monday, April 15, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S2671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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 IN RECOGNITION OF THE INAUGURATION OF SISTER ROSE MARIE KUJAWA AS THE 
                  6TH PRESIDENT OF MADONNA UNIVERSITY

  Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, I ask that the Senate join me 
today in commemorating the inauguration of Sister Rose Marie Kujawa as 
the 6th president of Madonna University. For over three decades, Sister 
Rose Marie has dedicated her time to educating the mind and spirit of 
youth in southeastern Michigan.
  Sister Rose Marie, a 1966 graduate and mathematics major of Madonna 
College, returned to her alma mater in 1975 after a decade of teaching 
high school. During her first appointment in the mathematics 
department, Sister Rose Marie organized and taught the first computer 
courses at the college. Soon thereafter, she gained additional 
responsibilities in the planning and development office.
  Madonna College underwent dramatic change in the years following 
Sister Rose Marie's promotion to the position of Academic vice 
president in 1978. Numerous undergraduate programs were introduced in 
areas such as applied science, biochemistry, computer science, 
international studies, Japanese, and psychology. At the same time, a 
number of departments and programs sought and received professional 
accreditations. The college also established writing and computer 
requirements for graduation.
  The greatest change for the college, which came in 1991, was largely 
due to the dedication of Sister Rose Marie. As chairperson of the 
``University Study'' committee, Sister Rose Marie compared the academic 
quality and support structures of Madonna with 13 other private 
universities and discovered that Madonna favorably compared with all of 
them. The college then took her findings to the regional accrediting 
body and the State of Michigan Department of Education. Both 
organizations concurred with her conclusions and soon thereafter 
Madonna College became Madonna University.
  In addition to her work at the university, Sister Rose Marie 
committed a great deal of time to community service and sits on the 
boards of numerous community organization. She has also traveled to 
over 20 countries, where she has developed important overseas 
relationships for the University.
  The importance of dedication such as Sister Rose Marie's cannot be 
overstated. I know that my Senate colleagues will join me in 
congratulating Sister Rose Marie and Madonna University on this 
significant occasion.




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