[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 93 (Monday, June 11, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO MOHAMMED H. QAYOUMI, PH.D., FOURTH PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA 
                       STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST BAY

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 7, 2007

  Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Mohammed H. 
Qayoumi, Ph.D., who assumed the presidency of Cal State University, 
East Bay on July 1, 2006. Dr. Qayoumi is the fourth president of the 
university and his formal investiture will take place at the Hayward, 
CA, campus of Cal State University, East Bay on June 1, 2007.
  Prior to his employment at Cal State University, East Bay, President 
Qayoumi served as vice president for administration and finance and 
chief financial officer at California State University, Northridge. He 
was also a tenured professor of engineering management at the 
university.
  President Qayoumi has also served as vice chancellor for 
administrative services and as adjunct professor at the University of 
Missouri-Rolla and was associate vice president for administration and 
an adjunct professor at Sari Jose State University. He has more than 27 
years of experience in the service of higher education and industry.
  He has a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from American 
University of Beirut, and MS. degrees in nuclear engineering, 
electrical and computer engineering, a well as an M.B.A. in finance and 
a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati.
  When President Qayoumi came to the United States in 1978, he was 
first employed as staff engineer at the University of Cincinnati, where 
he also held positions as director of technical services, director of 
utilities and engineering services and adjunct professor. Prior to 
1978, President Qayoumi was employed as a communications engineer in 
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and as a project electrical engineer in Abu Dhabi, 
United Arab Emirates.
  President Qayoumi has published eight books, more than 85 articles 
and several chapters in various books. He has made presentations at 
numerous conferences across the United States and in 10 other countries 
on various topics in his areas of academic expertise.
  He has served his native country of Afghanistan in various financial 
capacities, including minister of finance, and remains on several 
boards of directors, including the Central Bank of Afghanistan.
  I am confident President Qayoumi will provide exemplary leadership to 
Cal State University and I join in wishing him every success.

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