[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 47 (Monday, April 4, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E619]
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 HONORING MARGARET MARSH FOR HER CAREER AS DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS 
                     AND SCIENCES AT RUTGERS-CAMDEN

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 4, 2011

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Margaret 
Marsh, Outgoing Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and 
Distinguished Professor of History for her service to Rutgers-Camden 
University. After thirteen years of exemplary leadership, she is 
stepping down as Dean and re-joining the faculty.
  Ms. Marsh earned her undergraduate degree from Rutgers-Camden 
University and later received her PhD in history from Rutgers-New 
Brunswick in 1974. Ms. Marsh distinguished herself as a leader, holding 
positions as professor, chair, and Dean within two different 
institutions of higher learning. Ms. Marsh was professor and Chair of 
the History Department at Temple University in 1997, then went on to 
become Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers-Camden in 
1998. After becoming Dean, Ms. Marsh earned a reputation as a renowned 
expert in women's history, gender history, American cultural history, 
and the connections between gender and medicine. Her award-winning 
research on these topics was funded by a multi-year grant from the 
National Endowment for the Humanities. She has shared these findings 
over the last thirty years, publishing several books, articles, and 
essays.
  During her tenure, Ms. Marsh has worked to expand educational 
opportunities for students. Thanks to her dedicated leadership, Rutgers 
launched the nation's first PhD program in childhood studies and 
created new PhD programs in public affairs and computational and 
integrative biology. Ms. Marsh also presided over the Faculty of Arts 
and Sciences increasing its support for its endowment fund by over 
800%. This increase produced more scholarships for students in need and 
funded more faculty research programs.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Margaret Marsh on her 
career as Dean. Ms. Marsh has made a lasting impact on Rutgers' faculty 
and students, and I am inspired by her dedication and leadership to the 
university.

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