[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 79 (Monday, June 19, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1195-E1196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      A TRIBUTE TO MOHAMMED GHRIGA

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 19, 2006

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Mohammed 
Ghriga, a distinguished member of the community. It behooves us to pay 
tribute to this outstanding leader and I hope my colleagues will join 
me in recognizing his impressive accomplishments.
  A scholar and a man who only recently was named Dean of the Business 
Department, Dr.

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Mohammed Ghriga is already revolutionizing the business department at 
New York's Long Island University.
  ``The business world is being redefined by technology, with changes 
that can be swift and dramatic as well as risky,'' Dr. Ghriga once 
pointed out, adding, ``Internet security and online commerce may be as 
significant over the next decade as the `dot-com' bubble was to the 
1990s.''
  Dr. Ghriga's views of success and security in business are formed by 
his own expertise. An Algerian native, he received his undergraduate 
degree in computer science in 1986 at the University of Sciences and 
Technology at Algiers, Algeria. Following research and teaching 
fellowships at Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, where he earned M.S. 
and Ph.D. degrees also in computer science, Dr. Ghriga joined Long 
Island University as an assistant professor in 1994. He was associate 
dean of the business school for 2 years before his appointment as dean 
this summer.
  As an educator, Dr. Ghriga has brought innovative methods to the 
classroom for teaching highly complex topics in modeling, analysis and 
discrete structures. His teaching interests include information systems 
analysis and design, programming languages and environments, and data 
security. His research interests incorporate the areas of conformance 
testing and formal analysis of communication systems.
  In addition to his numerous scholarly publications and professional 
presentations, Dr. Mohammed Ghriga has served in progressively 
responsible administrative positions in the School of Business, 
establishing an exemplary record of leadership and service.
  Although Dr. Mohammed Ghriga teaches in Brooklyn, he makes his home 
in Toms River, New Jersey with his wife and daughter.
  Mr. Speaker Dr. Mohammed Ghriga is a leader that will propel the Long 
Island University business department into the next decade and far 
beyond; his service makes him most worthy of our recognition today.

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