[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 13 (Friday, January 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E82-E83]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING DR. MILTON RICHARDS

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 27, 2012

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and honor former 
California State University Stanislaus Director of Athletics, Dr. 
Milton Richards, who in November 2011, after 12 years as the Director 
of Athletics at the California State University Stanislaus, announced 
he was leaving to take a position as Athletic Director at Simon Fraser 
University in British Columbia.
  He intends to lead Simon Fraser University on their journey to 
becoming a full-fledged member of the National Collegiate Athletics 
Association (NCAA). He is guided by the belief that intercollegiate 
athletics is an integral part of the overall mission of the university, 
and that a successful intercollegiate athletics and recreation program 
for men and women contributes substantially to campus life and 
community interaction.
  While at CSU Stanislaus, Dr. Richards and his staff took Warrior 
Athletics to new heights among the Nation's NCAA DII elite 
intercollegiate athletics programs. During his time at CSU Stanislaus, 
student-athletes graduated at a rate higher than the general student 
body while maintaining a stellar 3.0 class room grade point average as 
a group. Other accomplishments by Dr. Richards, his coaches, student-
athletes, and friends of the program during Richard's tenure at CSU 
Stanislaus include:
  More than 355 student-athletes were named to all-conference, all-
region, and All-American honors, as well as receiving accolades as all 
academic student-athletes at various levels.
  24 Warrior Athletics teams participated in NCAA postseason play.
  More than $6 million dollars was secured in private funds for the 
Intercollegiate Athletics program.
  Three separate student fee referendums were passed by CSU Stanislaus 
students in support of the Athletics program, including the referendum 
for the recently completed $16 million state-of-the-art Student 
Recreation Complex, and two additional referendums to support Warrior 
Athletics.
  Prior to joining CSU Stanislaus, Dr. Richards served as Director of 
Athletics at the State University of New York at Albany. In this 
capacity, Dr. Richards provided the needed leadership to move the 
Albany Intercollegiate Athletics program from NCAA DIII classification 
to NCAA Division I status.
  A native of Liverpool, New York, Dr. Richards worked in Division IA 
athletics for 11 years at Kansas State University and Temple 
University. As Director of Athletics at Kansas State, Dr. Richards was 
responsible for an athletics program which totaled 14 sports with an 
$8.5 million budget. Under his leadership, the program reached new 
heights in athletic fundraising.
  From 1982-1991, Dr. Richards enjoyed a nine-year association with 
Temple University, a Division IA institution in Philadelphia. He spent 
six of those years as Associate Athletics Director, a position that 
included the job of Chief Financial Officer. In that role, he managed 
all of the administrative and operational aspects for the Temple 
University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. At Temple 
University, Dr. Richards also served as an adjunct faculty member for 
the Temple University College of Education teaching graduate and 
undergraduate courses in Education Administration.
  Dr. Richards is completing a second five-year term as a member of the 
West Virginia University School of Physical Activity and Sports 
Sciences President's Visiting Committee. The Visiting Committee is an 
advisory board established to provide input to WVU President James 
Clements and College Dean Dana Brooks, on all matters related to the 
college. Dr. Richards is a member the West Virginia University Hall of 
Fame and earned three degrees from WVU, including an Ed.D (1983), a MS 
(1982), and a BS (1980). He has also authored several articles on 
issues related to intercollegiate athletics.
  Dr. Richards is the father of two children--Milton Chase, a nursing 
student at West Virginia University, and Megan Brittany, a senior at 
WVU. He is married to former CSU Stanislaus Hall of Fame student-
athlete Amy Bublak, who is a law enforcement officer with the Modesto 
Police Department.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring and commending the 
outstanding contributions made to intercollegiate athletics by Dr. 
Milton Richards and hereby wish him continued success in his new 
journey.

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