[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 91 (Thursday, July 13, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1414-E1415]
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ABA LAW STUDENT TAX CHALLENGE--NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF 
                       LAW STUDENTS PLACE SECOND

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                        HON. DONALD A. MANZULLO

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 13, 2006

  Mr. MANZULLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize two Northern 
Illinois University, NIU, law students, Mary Riley and Cathryn 
Streeter, who placed second in the Nation at the 2005 Law Student Tax 
Challenge. This event was sponsored by the Young Lawyers Forum of the 
American Bar Association's Section of Taxation. Coached by Northern 
Illinois Law Professor Dan Schneider, the third-year law students 
researched a real-life, tax-planning problem and submitted their 
analysis and solution for judging. After being selected as semi-
finalists from a pool of 36 entries, Ms. Riley and Ms. Streeter 
traveled to San Diego to present both oral and written arguments in 
front of a panel of distinguished tax lawyers, which included the Chief 
Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service.
  Established in 1895 by an act of the Illinois General Assembly, 
Northern Illinois State Normal School opened its doors to students in 
September 1899. In July 1957, after 58 years of physical growth and 
expansion in academic programs, Northern Illinois State College became 
Northern Illinois University by action of the 70th General Assembly. In 
August of 1979 the university was authorized to acquire the College of 
Law, which had originally been founded in 1975 by Lewis University.
  Today Northern Illinois University offers pro!ams to more than 23,000 
students in the basic disciplines, the arts, and the professions 
through courses conducted on the main campus in DeKalb and at regional 
sites throughout Northern Illinois. The university's academic work 
is organized under the College of Business, Education, Engineering and 
Engineering Technology, Health and Human Sciences, Law, Liberal Arts 
and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts, in addition to the 
Graduate School.

  As the only public law school in the greater Chicago area, NIU Law 
has previously ranked first in the Nation for government placement,

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according to U.S. News and World Report. Nearly one-third of its 
graduates choose a career in public interest, including more than 50 
alumni in the judiciary--a truly remarkable accomplishment for a law 
school with less than 3,000 graduates. In honor of its commitment to 
public service, NIU law received the 2001 Excellence in Pro Bono and 
Public Interest Service Award.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish to congratulate NIU for its outstanding 
performance at the Law Student Tax Challenge. NIU should be extremely 
proud of this tremendous accomplishment, and I am honored to recognize 
its students and faculty here today.

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