[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 78 (Thursday, June 2, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1024-E1025]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING REAR ADMIRAL J. SCOTT BURHOE ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE U.S. 
                              COAST GUARD

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 2, 2011

  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Rear 
Admiral J. Scott Burhoe, the 39th Superintendent of the United States 
Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. Admiral Burhoe will 
retire from the Coast Guard after more than three decades of service to 
our Nation.
  He considered his position at the Academy to be his dream job, and 
served as the first non-Academy graduate to lead the school in at least 
a hundred years. Admiral Burhoe has a strong passion for higher 
education. Burhoe stated on several occasions that being Superintendent 
of the Academy is ``the only job he wanted in the Coast Guard''. As 
Superintendent, he was well regarded by both the cadets and staff as 
being an open, honest, and caring leader with a strong vision for our 
Nation's ``best kept secret'' in higher education.
  During his tenure he raised the Academy to the number one 
baccalaureate college in the North as ranked by U.S. News and World 
Report and the school had five Fulbright and three Truman scholars. He 
oversaw an increase in minority admissions, growing from 12 percent 
minority representation at the Academy in 2008 to 24 percent in 2010. 
As important, he stressed the critical need for the academy to be a 
part of the greater New London and southeastern Connecticut 
communities--and under his command, cadets could be found volunteering 
to help residents with their taxes, cleaning up the Long Island Sound, 
and mentoring children in local schools.
  In discussing his next steps, Burhoe told the New London Day that 
``education is the key to moving the country forward, and I want to 
continue to be involved in it.'' It is fitting, then, that after he is 
relieved of command, Burhoe will serve as the 10th President of Fork 
Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia, a college prepatory and 
military boarding school for young men founded in 1898.
  Scott Burhoe was a valuable asset to the Coast Guard, the Coast Guard 
Academy, the New London community and our Nation. He began his tenure 
at the Academy at a difficult time in the school's history, but worked 
tirelessly to instill a culture of character and integrity in the young 
cadets that will serve as the leaders of our Nation's Coast Guard long 
into the future. He has left his mark on thousands of cadets and played 
an integral part in shaping the next generation of Coast Guard 
officers. His passion for the service and the training of our Nation's 
future leaders will be missed.

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  I ask my colleagues to join me in praising Admiral J. Scott Burhoe's 
commitment to higher education and the accomplishments of this 
remarkable leader.

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