[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 59 (Friday, May 10, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E776]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING DR. GEORGE KIDD, JR. FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO TIFFIN 
                               UNIVERSITY

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 9, 2002

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today to 
pay tribute to Dr. George Kidd, Jr., upon his retirement as President 
of Tiffin University. Dr. Kidd has distinguished himself as one of the 
nation's outstanding educators, university administrators, and 
visionaries of higher education.
  When Dr. Kidd became Tiffin University's President in April, 1981, 
the college's enrollment of 375 students occupied three academic 
buildings. The academic focus was its two-year associate degree 
program. The school's operating budget had produced seven consecutive 
annual deficits.
  Dr. Kidd's legacy at Tiffin University is a transformed institution 
of higher knowledge, an innovative curriculum, a distinguished faculty, 
vibrant campus and a balanced operating budget.
  Student enrollment now exceeds 1,600 with a primary focus shifted to 
the four-year bachelors degree programs. The university facilities now 
include eleven buildings, including three dormitories, a dining 
commons, a student center, gymnasium and 38 acres of athletic playing 
fields.
  Dr. Kidd's tireless efforts on behalf of Tiffin University are 
matched only by his many selfless contributions to the Tiffin 
community. He has generously given of his time to local community 
service organizations, including Seneca County United Way, the Chamber 
of Commerce, Mercy Hospital, and many others.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. George Kidd's contributions to our country are as 
numerous as the many bright futures he has touched as an educator and a 
mentor. I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing him and his loving 
and equally talented wife, Dianne, good health and our very best 
wishes.

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