[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 40 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E494]
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 CONGRATULATING REV. PATRICK J. SULLIVAN OF KING'S COLLEGE UPON BEING 
  NAMED ``MAN OF THE YEAR'' BY THE WILKES-BARRE FRIENDLY SONS OF ST. 
                                PATRICK

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 8, 2007

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Rev. 
Patrick J. Sullivan, C.S.C., of King's College in Wilkes-Barre, 
Pennsylvania, on the occasion of being named as ``Man of the Year'' by 
the Wilkes-Barre Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
  Father Sullivan has been lecturing at King's College since 2000 and 
is associated with the college's Sociology and Public Policy Research 
Institute.
  Having earned his bachelor's degree in philosophy and American 
history at the University of Notre Dame in 1952, he received 
theological training at Holy Cross College in Washington, DC from 1952 
until 1956. He received his master's degree in sociology from Fordham 
University in 1959 and his doctorate degree in sociology from Catholic 
University in 1971.
  Father Sullivan has served on the faculties of the University of 
Notre Dame and King's College. He has taught and written extensively on 
subjects including labor and management in American society, the role 
of the Catholic Church in labor and management issues and social 
justice for U.S. workers.
  He served as director of urban affairs for the U.S. Bishop's Task 
Force on race and poverty. From 1976 to 1979, he worked to gain support 
from the Catholic Church, groups and individuals for impoverished 
textile workers in the southeastern states.
  From 2002 to 2004, he served as national chaplain to the Ancient 
Order of Hibernians.
  Father Sullivan has accomplished significant research on issues 
ranging from welfare entitlement to the history of the Josephite 
Fathers, a religious community begun after the Civil War to assist 
impoverished African Americans.
  He also studied ethnic fraternal organizations and how they helped 
the families of coal miners in the nineteenth century before the 
development of strong labor unions.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Father Sullivan on 
the occasion of this special honor. Throughout his teaching career, 
Father Sullivan has cultivated a sincere love for the contributions of 
working Americans and the need to establish and promote social justice. 
He has used his research, training and passion for teaching to 
encourage a similar appreciation in his students. Through his teaching, 
Father Sullivan has enriched the lives of his students and the entire 
community of northeastern Pennsylvania.

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