[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 130 (Monday, October 11, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1953-E1954]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO NANCY SALISBURY, RSCJ

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Saturday, October 9, 2004

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to honor 
Sister Nancy Salisbury RSCJ, a distinguished and nationally respected 
and beloved educator who passed away on September 27, 2004 at Oakwood 
in Atherton, California.
  Born May 15, 1930 in New York City, Sister Salisbury was the daughter 
of the late Philip Turner Salisbury and Ethel Walsh Salisbury. She was 
educated at Convent of the Sacred Heart in Overbrook, Pennsylvania, and 
earned her bachelor's degree from Manhattanville College of the Sacred 
Heart in Purchase, New York in 1952. She received a master's degree in 
History from Manhattanville in 1962 and a second master's degree in 
Mathematics from the University of Detroit in 1968.
  Sister Salisbury entered the Religious Order of the Sacred Heart in 
1952 and devoted her life to the Society as a teacher, administrator, 
headmistress and mentor. The stature of her accomplishments are 
reflected in the following:

       Headmistress, Convent of the Sacred Heart, New York City, 
     1980-2000
       Chair, New York State Association of Independent Schools 
     Accreditation Commission
       Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, New York State Association 
     of Independent Schools
       Headmistress, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, 1970-
     1980
       Head of Middle and Upper Schools, Convent of the Sacred 
     Heart, Greenwich and New York City
       Teacher, Administrator, Sacred Heart Schools: Greenwich, 
     Grosse Pointe, Kenwood, New York
       Chair, Guild of Headmasters of Independent Schools, New 
     York City
       Chair, Fairchester Association of Headmasters
       Chair, Board of Trustees, Carrolton School of the Sacred 
     Heart
       Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, Early Steps
       Member, Network of Sacred Heart Schools Commission on Goals 
     (NCOG)
       Member, Boards of Trustees: Network of Sacred Heart 
     Schools: Greenwich, Doane Stuart; Youth Services 
     Opportunities Program, Independent School Admissions 
     Association of Greater New York, Connecticut Association of 
     Independent Schools, Manhattanville College Alumni 
     Association Member, Committees of the New York Province of 
     the Society of the Sacred Heart

       Upon her retirement as headmistress of the Convent of the 
     Sacred Heart School in New York, Sister Salisbury spent time 
     in Chicago where she continued her mentorship of young women 
     entering the congregation. It was in recent years that she 
     came to the

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     Oakwood Community, and earlier this year became its Director. 
     Of Oakwood she said ``I continue to discover each day the 
     deep roots of the love of God, the Society and the Community. 
     I believe it is these bonds which make Oakwood a home of joy, 
     understanding, reconciliation and celebration. I see my 
     responsibility to find new ways of keeping this spirit alive 
     and visible as we celebrate the end of our journey together 
     in love.''
       Sister Salisbury was a holy woman, devoted to her RSCJ 
     community and their mission, and deeply committed to living 
     her life loving and serving the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Her 
     wisdom was recognized by anyone who met her. Her wisdom was 
     more than being smart . . . it came not from a busy head but 
     from a deeper well . . . her peaceful heart. Her leadership 
     skills lifted people to new heights and she emulated Jesus by 
     gathering, teaching, and loving the children and she 
     contributed mightily to the future well being of our nation, 
     preparing generations of young women for leadership roles. I 
     ask my colleagues to join me in honoring this good and great 
     woman, paying tribute to her, the life she lived and the 
     lives she shaped. How blessed I am to have known her and 
     benefited from her love, counsel and wisdom.

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