[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 192 (Thursday, December 17, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S13381]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO ANDREW SAMWICK

 Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, today I congratulate Professor 
Andrew Samwick for being recognized for his dedication to and his 
excellence in teaching. Professor Samwick is the winner of the 2009 New 
Hampshire Professor of the Year Award, one of the most prestigious 
awards for undergraduate teaching. Honorees are recognized for their 
influence in the lives and careers of their students.
  Mr. Samwick has taught at Dartmouth College since 1994 and is a 
professor of economics and the director of the Nelson A. Rockefeller 
Center for Public Policy and Social Sciences. He is a well-known expert 
on the economics of retirement and social security reform, and has 
testified several times before Congress and has served as chief 
economist on the staff of the President's Council of Economic Advisors. 
He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic 
Research where he cochairs the Social Security Working Group.
  Professor Samwick graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College and 
received a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology. He has won numerous prizes, grants, and fellowships for his 
work. His articles frequently appear in prestigious economics and 
finance journals and he often provides commentary and opinion for 
national public radio and national newspapers.
  The U.S. Professors of the Year program acknowledges the most 
exceptional undergraduate instructors in the country--those who stand 
out in their teaching and positive influence on the lives and careers 
of their students. It is important that we recognize the critical work 
and contribution that our talented professors make in educating the 
next generation of young people. I am extremely proud that Professor 
Samwick has been honored by this prestigious distinction.

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