[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E628]
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  CONGRATULATING TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY ON THE RENOVATIONS OF THE 
                  MAXINE AND EDWARD L. BAKER BUILDING

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 11, 2009

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Texas 
Wesleyan University on their efforts for the Rosedale Revitalization 
Project and the completed renovations of the Maxine and Edward L. Baker 
Building.
  A historical building located at the corner of Rosedale and Wesleyan 
Streets, the $1.2 million renovation of the 5,000 square-foot-space 
provides a community meeting room, offices and a cafe. The building has 
been named in honor of Maxine and Edward L. Baker, parents of Wesleyan 
Trustee Louella Baker Martin. She and her husband Nick Martin, Fort 
Worth philanthropists, have been generous supporters of the University. 
Ed Baker served as chairman of the Texas Wesleyan Board of Trustees 
fifty years earlier and his father, James B. Baker, served as a trustee 
beginning in 1894, extending the Baker family commitment to service for 
over a century. And with the help of federal funding that I secured 
which acted like a down-payment, and local efforts to multiply that 
funding, the university is now using the money to renovate locations 
like the Baker Building
  The project was made possible through the Rosedale Revitalization 
Initiative. Founded in 1890 in Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan University is 
a United Methodist institution dedicated to the education of students 
in the region and beyond. The University offers a wide range of degrees 
for undergraduate and graduate students and educates international 
students from 29 countries.
  I congratulate Texas Wesleyan University as it continues to progress 
as a distinguished and diverse educational institution assisting with 
the revitalization efforts of Rosedale Street, and I am proud to 
represent them in Congress.

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