[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 20, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S1846]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO DR. RICHARD E. WYLIE

 Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, today I wish to bring attention to 
Dr. Richard E. Wylie, Endicott College's fifth and current president. 
Through this post and a variety of other positions in higher education, 
Dr. Wylie has fully devoted himself to academic excellence.
  Before assuming his role as president of Endicott College in Beverly, 
MA, Dr. Wylie served as a professor and administrator at a variety of 
other institutions, including the University of Connecticut, Temple 
University, and Lesley College, and served on the board of New England 
Association of Schools and Colleges and the board at the Association of 
Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts. Outside of the 
classroom, he has written articles on higher education, authored a 
monograph on bilingual and multicultural education, and published a 
variety of children's books.
  Most recently, Dr. Richard Wylie has overseen the tremendous growth 
and transformation of Endicott College. When he assumed his role in 
1987, Endicott was a small, two-year women's college; through his 
efforts, the College earned four-year status, became coeducational, 
tripled its enrollment, and greatly expanded its academic offerings. 
Today, Endicott College is recognized for its variety of degree 
programs, including its brand new doctoral program.
  Some of our country's greatest assets are educators like Dr. Wylie 
who go above and beyond the call of duty every single day to instill a 
love of knowledge in our country's citizens. His commitment to 
education will inspire his students well beyond graduation and will 
improve the sense of community and citizenship that is vital to any 
educational institution, and to this Nation.
  I congratulate Dr. Richard E. Wylie on the occasion of his 25th 
Anniversary Scholarship Gala, thank him for his service in the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and salute all that he's 
accomplished.

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