[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 132 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2080]
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            IN HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF MR. RICHARD W. DURST

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2006

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
Richard W. Durst, as he assumes the role of president of Baldwin-
Wallace College, an extraordinary institution of higher learning in 
Berea, OH.
  Mr. Durst comes to the Cleveland area after 6 years as dean of the 
College of Arts and Architecture and executive director of University 
Arts Services at the Pennsylvania State University. He will undoubtedly 
succeed in continuing to build Baldwin-Wallace's academic recognition, 
especially in the areas of arts, music, and theater as an international 
expert in theater set design and the role of the arts in academic 
training.
  His creative work has been featured in group exhibitions in Beijing 
and Seoul, and he was invited to design the world premiere of The 
Belltower for the Paris Opera. He also was the codesigner of the United 
States' exhibit for the 1999 Prague Quadrennial, the world's largest 
and most prestigious exhibition of theater design and theater 
architecture.
  He brings to B-W demonstrated strengths in curriculum development and 
review, administration, recruitment and retention planning, fund 
raising and facilities construction and management. He has already 
received distinction for receptiveness, presence, and academic stature 
which has connected with all of the portions of the college community.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in recognition and welcome 
to Mr. Richard W. Durst, an individual with both significant academic 
accomplishments and a record of community involvement which will 
positively add to the campus community of Baldwin-Wallace and the 
Cleveland area in general, and I look forward to working with him to 
further enrich the College and all elements of higher education.

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