[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 23, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E602]
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                            A JOB WELL DONE

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                           HON. BARNEY FRANK

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 23, 2002

  Mr. FRANK. Mr. Speaker, this current semester marks the last in the 
tenure of Dr. Adrian Tinsley as President of Bridgewater State College 
in the Congressional district I have been privileged to represent for 
the past ten years. Dr. Tinsley came to this very important institution 
of public higher education on July 1, 1989, and will thus be finishing 
up 13 years in this difficult and demanding position. She has performed 
her duties with enormous skill and grace and she will be very deeply 
missed by a multiple of constituencies. Her fellow administrators, the 
faculty, most importantly of course the students who have been educated 
under her tenure, her fellow administrators of higher education 
elsewhere in Massachusetts, and the people of the Greater Bridgewater 
community whose interest she has advanced by her effective 
administration of this important institution all regret her leaving, 
even as we all acknowledge that she has earned a dozen times over the 
right to a little rest and relaxation. This is not to say that she will 
no longer be an active and committed member of the intellectual and 
educational community, but few jobs can equal the Presidency of a major 
public institution of higher education today in terms of the demands 
made on those who hold this position.
  Bridgewater State is one of the oldest such institutions in our 
country, and has a long tradition of preparing teachers. Recently it 
has broadened its mission even while maintaining its commitment to the 
training of educators, and Adrian Tinsley has significantly advanced 
the college's academic curriculum by adding important new programs in 
economics, criminal justice, public administration and management 
science and provided strong leadership in the implementation of 
advanced technology for teaching and learning.
  Indeed Mr. Speaker, thanks to Dr. Tinsley's leadership, the college 
today has three new Schools created during her presidency, the School 
of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education and Allied Studies, and 
the School of Management and Aviation Science.
  Mr. Speaker, one highlight of Adrian Tinsley's tenure was the work 
she did with our greatly admired and respected colleague the late Joe 
Moakley, who represented this district during the 80s and early 90s 
before redistricting moved it. One of their joint legacies is the state 
of the art John Joseph Moakley Center for Technological Applications, 
which is a great source of intellectual and economic strength for the 
entire region, not just for the college where it is located. Indeed Mr. 
Speaker, in cooperation with members of the state legislative 
delegation from Southeastern Massachusetts, Adrian Tinsley has helped 
BSC become a vital resource for the Southeastern Massachusetts region 
with outreach programs that serve the public and private sectors.
  Adrian Tinsley has presided over significant growth at Bridgewater 
State College, and she has done so in a way that has not allowed 
dilution of the spirit of collegiality that is so important for an 
institution of higher education. I join with all of those whose lives 
she has touched with her excellent work in congratulating her and 
telling her how grateful we are on the occasion of her moving on.

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