[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1339]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING MEGHAN VITTRUP FOR HER APPOINTMENT AS UNIVERSITY OF 
                   NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM STUDENT REGENT

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 25, 2008

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Meghan 
Vittrup, who will be sworn in today as the Student Regent for the 
University of North Texas System. Appointed by the governor of Texas, 
the student regent serves as a member of the University's Board of 
Regents, which governs the University of North Texas, the UNT Health 
Science Center at Fort Worth, and the UNT Dallas Campus. Meghan will 
hold a one-year term, and she is charged with representing the 
interests of students as well as the interests of the State of Texas 
and the university system. The student regent is a very important 
position within the UNT system, and I am honored to recognize such an 
outstanding individual.
  At UNT, Meghan is pursuing a degree in journalism, with a double 
minor in political science and Spanish. Additionally, she has been 
director of internal operations for the Student Government Association, 
and vice president of Eagle Angels, an on-campus organization. This 
summer, Meghan is working at the Pentagon as an intern writer for 
American Foreign Press Services, (AFPS), in the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense. AFPS provides the news content for the official 
Department of Defense website.
  As an alumnus of UNT, it makes me especially proud to see a leader 
from within the student body involved in such an important role as a 
Member of the Board of Regents. It is encouraging to see current 
students taking such an active role in governing the school. It is 
because of dedicated individuals like Meghan that the University of 
North Texas continues to shine as one of the leading universities of 
Texas.
  Again, I commend Meghan for her outstanding accomplishment. Her 
appointment is well deserved, and I am confident that the UNT system 
will benefit from her involvement. I am proud to represent Meghan in 
the 26th District of Texas.

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