[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 85 (Friday, June 18, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1149]
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TRIBUTE TO DR. SHAFFDEEN AMUWO, Ph.D. MPH ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR COMMUNITY 
GOVERNMENT AND ALUMNI AFFAIRS, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC 
                                 HEALTH

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 16, 2004

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I take this opportunity to 
commend and congratulate Dr. Shaffdeen Amuwo on a very meaningful and 
successful career as he approaches retirement. Teaching to me has 
always been one of the noblest and most rewarding of all the 
professions. I take this position because to me, when you teach you 
give a part of yourself to others who are attempting to move from one 
level of being to another.
  Dr. Shaffdeen Amuwo migrated to this country from his native Nigeria 
to attend school in an effort to improve his own life and to be in a 
position to make life better for others,, Never one to shirk 
responsibility or to miss opportunities, he worked at a number of odd 
jobs while attending school and eventually earned both Ph.D. and MPH 
degrees.
  Dr. Amuwo understood that education requires more than just activity 
with the classroom. He took his knowledge and skills out into the 
community sharing with common and ordinary people. He became a prolific 
proposal writer and raised substantial sums of money for programs and 
instructional activities. Through his efforts and as a result of his 
serious understanding of what public health should really do, Dr. Amuwo 
helped to open up new vistas of understanding and was indeed a bridge 
builder between the school and the community as well as between his 
native African brothers and sisters and the traditional African 
American community of Chicago.
  Although you are retiring in a formal way, we expect to see you at 
all of the meetings and will continue to make use of your vast 
knowledge, skill, and commitment. And as you go, in the words of an 
Irish Proverb, ``May the Road rise up to meet you, may the wind always 
be at your back, may the Sun shine warmly upon your face and until we 
meet again, may the good Lord hold you in the hollow of his hand.''

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