[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 16, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1793-E1794]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING ROBERT DYNES ON HIS SELECTION AS PRESIDENT OF THE 
                        UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

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                     HON. RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 2003

  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Robert 
Dynes on his term as Chancellor from 1996 to 2003 for the University of 
California at San Diego (UCSD). It is an honor to recognize the 
accomplishments and contributions that Bob has made to this University 
and the state of California during his tenure.
  Over the past eight years Bob has dedicated his life to the 
University of California at San Diego and has had numerous challenges 
and accomplishments to prove it. I have personally observed Bob's term 
as Chancellor and seen the determined focus of his administration to 
uphold the integrity of this fine University. One of the missions of 
his administration has been to keep the quality of UCSD's faculty at a 
premium. Bob has maintained this excellence in addition to a 14% growth 
in faculty. In the past seven years, UCSD faculty has produced two 
Nobel Prizes, a Fields Medal, three National Medals of Science, a 
National Humanities Medal, the Kyoto Prize, the Enrico Fermi Award, and 
two MacArthur Awards.
  Bob has also helped UCSD broaden the school's research and academic 
portfolios. This year alone, UCSD established a School of Pharmacy and 
Pharmaceutical Sciences, a Management School, and an undergraduate 
college dedicated to the integration of technology, culture and the 
arts. Also on the undergraduate level, under Bob's leadership, UCSD 
more closely integrated Scripps Institution of Oceanography into the 
curriculum. The University has also broadened the curriculum related to 
diversity, adding a Chicano/Latino Arts and Humanities Minor.

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  Student quality at UCSD is at a record high under the guidance of Bob 
Dynes. Student enrollment has grown 25% since 1996 and quality of life 
has remained among the highest in the University of California system. 
This year, UCSD received close to 44,000 applications for admissions, 
the second-highest rate in the system. An accomplishment he is surely 
proud of is the one-year retention rate of 94% of all first year 
students.
  Bob set high standards for himself and his administration as well as 
innovative ways to meet them. This is the truly the sign of someone who 
is a special leader. I am not just saying this because I am his friend; 
others see this quality in him as well. Bob has recently been named the 
18th president of the University of California system by the UC Board 
of Regents. He was selected from a national pool of more than 300 
candidates. His recommendation was made by a Regental selection 
committee that was assisted by advisory committees of faculty, staff, 
students, and alumni.
  I would also like to thank Bob for his service to the 50th District 
of California. He and his administration worked hard to ensure that my 
staff was well informed of the University's accomplishments, and a 
variety of issues and challenges they have faced over the course of his 
term. This University is an important part of my Congressional District 
and is important to all San Diegans. I could not be happier with the 
leadership Bob has provided.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize Robert Dynes on this 
occasion of his tenure as Chancellor of the University of California at 
San Diego for his dedication to education and his continued role in 
enriching the lives of students across the country. I thank him for his 
service and wish him continued success in the future.

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