[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 124 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H6696-H6697]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING ALEXANDER LOPEZ FOR HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE 
                      UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

  (Ms. SANCHEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)

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  Ms. SANCHEZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Alexander Lopez of 
Santa Ana.
  Alex, a junior pursuing a Bachelor of Science Business Administration 
degree at California State University, Fullerton, has been appointed to 
one of the two student slots on the California State University Board 
of Trustees.
  Student trustees are an important part of the governing body 
overseeing the 23-campus California State University system. They are 
responsible for creating policies, for hiring university presidents, 
and for representing the concerns of over 400,000 students in the 
California State University system.
  I met Alex following a commencement address I gave at Cal State 
Fullerton this past year. He was all the things we hope our young 
people will grow to be: bright, ambitious, and compassionate. In 
addition to serving as the president of the student government, Alex is 
committed to advocacy for programs that will help low-income and 
minority students attend college.
  I am very proud of Alex for his achievement, and I wish him luck. I 
also wish we would take note of this and invest in education instead of 
war.

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