[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 121 (Thursday, July 26, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1631]
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                    TRIBUTE TO DR. MARLENE SPRINGER

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                           HON. VITO FOSSELLA

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2007

  Mr. FOSSELLA. Madam Speaker, I want to extend my congratulations to 
Dr. Marlene Springer, second president of the College of Staten Island, 
the City University of New York, on the occasion of her retirement.
  Dr. Springer has served CSI as its president from 1994 through August 
of this year. In these 13 years of leadership, Dr. Springer advanced 
campus technology, established public-private partnerships, initiated 
an international distance education program, developed an international 
high school on campus, increased the College's enrollment to record 
levels, and strengthened academic standards.
  In addition to a variety of other honors and accolades, she was 
selected as one of only four U.S. delegates to the Annual International 
Forum of Female Presidents in Higher Education in Beijing, and is also 
one of seven U.S. college presidents who founded The Oxford Conclave on 
Global Ethics.
  She has made CSI a recognized leader locally, nationally, and 
internationally; Staten Islanders are proud of her and of ``their 
college.''
  I would like to publicly thank Dr. Springer for her outstanding 
leadership, and I wish her all the best in her future endeavors.

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