[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 132 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2084]
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                       HONORING DR. JUDITH RODIN

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                           HON. CHAKA FATTAH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2006

  Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Judith Rodin, a 
native Philadelphian and former President of the University of 
Pennsylvania, and to congratulate her on receiving the 2006 Gold Medal 
Award from the Pennsylvania Society. In her decade long tenure leading 
the University, Dr. Rodin demonstrated a strong commitment to the 
Greater Philadelphia region and the West Philadelphia neighborhood in 
which the University is located. She has proven herself not only an 
asset to the academic community but more broadly to the City of 
Philadelphia.
  As an established social psychologist, Dr. Rodin has contributed much 
to our knowledge of pressing social issues and has been instrumental in 
bringing women's health concerns and behavioral health issues more 
generally to the forefront. The first female president of an Ivy League 
institution, she has opened doors for young women across the country 
and it is with Dr. Rodin's leadership that Penn saw a period of 
remarkable growth and development strengthening and transforming the 
University's academic core.
  In keeping with her commitment to the common good, she currently 
serves as President of the Rockefeller Foundation and works to advance 
that organization's mission of alleviating global poverty. It is a 
privilege for me to recognize Dr. Rodin and her work. I congratulate 
her on the receipt of this prestigious honor.

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