[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 4, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S3090]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO KEVIN MANNING

 Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I pay special tribute to the 
outstanding accomplishments of Kevin J. Manning, Ph.D., president of 
Stevenson University. May 21, 2010, is Commencement Day at Stevenson 
University, a day when student accomplishments are rewarded and 
recognized. This year's Commencement Day also marks the end of Kevin J. 
Manning's 10th year as president of Stevenson University.
  During Dr. Manning's 10 years as president, the university has 
transitioned itself from a liberal arts college to a university that 
emphasizes a core liberal arts curriculum and has a unique focus on 
career preparation. Stevenson University students are well prepared and 
have a strong record of excelling in academics, community service, and 
postgraduate work.
  With Dr. Manning's guidance, Stevenson University has seen tremendous 
success and growth. In recent years, the university has had seen record 
levels of enrollment, the opening of a second campus in Owings Mills, 
and the opening of a new School of Business and Leadership in 2008.
  Dr. Manning has provided critical guidance to the development of the 
university's Career Architecture Program, for which he received the 
Maryland Innovator of the Year Award from the Daily Record in September 
2003. The Career Architecture Program provides career guidance and 
counseling to undergraduate students at Stevenson University.
  Dr. Manning also has been committed to the community surrounding 
Stevenson University. He sits on the board of directors of numerous 
community and professional organizations, including the United Way of 
Central Maryland, the Independent College Fund of Maryland, the Greater 
Baltimore Committee, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, and the Maryland 
Business Roundtable for Education.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in applauding Kevin J. Manning for his 
outstanding accomplishments at Stevenson University and for his 
dedication to his students and colleagues, to higher education, and to 
the larger community.

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