[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 21, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E895-E896]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING DR. RUTH PERSON

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 21, 2009

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, on April 17 the University of Michigan-
Flint will install Dr. Ruth Person as their new chancellor. The 
inaugural ceremony and a public reception will be held on campus that 
day to celebrate this event.
  Dr. Ruth Person received her bachelor's degree from Gettysburg 
College in Pennsylvania, and her master's and Ph.D. from the University 
of Michigan. She also earned a master's

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degree in administration from George Washington University School of 
Business and Public Management. She also attended the Harvard 
University Institute of Educational Management.
  Prior to coming to the University of Michigan-Flint, Dr. Person was 
the Chancellor of Indiana University at Kokomo; and she was Vice 
President of Academic Affairs and Professor of Business Administration 
at Angelo University in San Angelo, Texas. She has also held positions 
as Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Missouri-
St. Louis, dean of the college of Library Science at Clarion University 
in Pennsylvania, associate dean and faculty member of the School of 
Library and Information Science at the Catholic University of America. 
She was an American Council on Education Fellow and served as chief 
academic officer with the Arizona Board of Regents. Dr. Person is a 
member of Phi Alpha Theta, Beta Phi Mu, Pi Lambda Theta, Psi Chi, Kappa 
Delta Pi, Beta Gamma Sigma and is listed in a number of Who's Who 
publications. The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved her 
appointment as Chancellor of the Flint campus on June 19, 2008.
  Madam Speaker, under Dr. Person's leadership, the University of 
Michigan-Flint is a vibrant, expanding campus of 7,200 students. The 
faculty, staff and students are integrating the academic and urban 
landscapes to develop a unique, unparalleled educational experience. 
Her vision of the campus-community synergy promises to enhance the 
quality of life for everyone involved and Dr. Person is guiding the 
school to be a cornerstone of development and revitalization in the 
Flint of tomorrow. I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
welcoming her to this position and wish her the best as she shapes our 
future leaders.

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