[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 98 (Tuesday, July 19, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1522]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING DR. DENNIS J. GALLIGANI, PH.D.

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                          HON. HILDA L. SOLIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 19, 2005

  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Dr. Dennis J. Galligani, Ph.D. for his valuable and tireless dedication 
to California's education system and community. Dr. Galligani has 
served the University of California with distinction, humility, and 
humanity for the last 30 years at both the Irvine campus and at the 
system's administrative office. The goal of educational equality and 
equity has been the driving force in Dr. Galligani's efforts to ensure 
inclusiveness in admissions, financial aid, and student services.
  Dr. Galligani was an early advocate for collaborative approaches to 
addressing educational issues through his enduring support for, and 
commitment to, the California Student Opportunity and Access Program, 
Cal-SOAP, and the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement, MESA, 
Program. Dr. Galligani represented the University of California for 
several years as a member and chair of the Advisory Board to the 
California Academic Partnership Program, CAPP, whose goal is ``to 
develop cooperative efforts to improve the academic quality of public 
secondary schools with the objective of improving the preparation of 
all students for college.''
  The California Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for 
Undergraduate Programs, GEAR UP, has benefited from the leadership of 
Dr. Galligani as its first Principal Investigator and his steady 
stewardship of this program on behalf of the Governor and his 
California Education Round Table colleagues. Dr. Galligani has nurtured 
young educational professionals, especially those from Latino, African-
American, and Native American families, to assume leadership roles in 
academics and their communities.
  I learned the importance of integrity, competence, and commitment 
from Dr. Galligani while I was Director of the South Coast Cal-SOAP 
Program and on the CAPP Advisory Board. Dr. Galligani's mentoring 
contributed to my professional development and desire to assume both an 
advocacy and leadership role with respect to enhancing the academic 
preparation of all students for college. I commend Dr. Galligani for 
his distinguished record of professional service as the Associate Vice 
President for Student Academic Services at the University of California 
and extend to him my sincere best wishes for continued success as 
Executive Director of the Alliance for Regional Collaboration to 
Heighten Educational Success, ARCHES.

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