[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 62 (Thursday, May 18, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E876]
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RECOGNIZING KENT STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT CAROL A. CARTWRIGHT FOR 15 
                   YEARS OF SERVICE TO OHIO EDUCATION

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                           HON. RALPH REGULA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2006

  Mr. REGULA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Carol A. 
Cartwright, President of Kent State University, for 15 remarkable years 
of academic, community and national leadership. It has been my genuine 
pleasure to work with her on a range of priorities in northeast Ohio, 
including education and learning, economic development, healthcare and 
research.
  Kent State has eight campuses, including the Stark campus in my 
District, with more than 34,000 students seeking from 2-year to Ph.D. 
degrees. Its leader must be a great communicator, able to multi-task 
and an innovative thinker in her approach to getting the job done. 
Carol Cartwright does that every day with a smile and a quick wit, as 
well as considerable knowledge and experience.
  Throughout her career, Dr. Cartwright has been a role model for women 
in higher education and every walk of life. After working as a teacher, 
university professor, pioneering researcher in the field of special 
education and as a university executive officer, she made history in 
1991 when she became Kent State University's first woman president and 
the first woman president of a public university in Ohio. From the 
outset of her presidency, she has been an active advocate of 
professional-development and personal-growth initiatives for women. In 
her first year of eligibility, she was elected to the Ohio Women's Hall 
of Fame.
  She was also a member of the committee that worked with my wife, 
Mary, to bring the long-overdue idea of a National First Ladies Library 
to life, and Carol continues to serve on the Library's national board. 
She also serves on the American Council on Education Commission on 
Women in Higher Education and the board of directors of National Public 
Radio.
  Carol has a clear commitment to all students, and she has been 
instrumental in building one of the finest programs in the nation to 
help GED candidates advance to pursue college degrees. I look forward 
every year to attending the graduation ceremony to hear wonderful 
success stories and to learn of students' academic achievements--thanks 
to the GED Scholars Initiative at Kent State.
  On October 5, 2005, Dr. Cartwright, Kent State University's 10th 
president, announced her decision to step down from the leadership 
position she has held since 1991. She will retire from the presidency 
upon the arrival of her successor. I want to congratulate her on a 
tremendous job and wish Carol and her husband, Phil, health and 
happiness in the future.

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