[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 17, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E545-E546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING THEODORA J. KALIKOW

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                        HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 17, 2012

  Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
accomplishments of Dr. Theodora J. Kalikow on the occasion of her 
retirement as President of the University of Maine at Farmington.
  Since Dr. Kalikow's arrival at the University of Maine at Farmington 
in 1994, the university has gained national recognition as one of 
America's top public liberal arts colleges and is a superior model of 
educational excellence and academic opportunity.
  As President, Dr. Kalikow has overseen the addition of many new 
degree programs and has presided over the construction of new campus 
facilities, including a community arts center, an education center, and 
a residence hall. She has also focused on expanding student 
opportunities for internships and undergraduate research.
  Another of Dr. Kalikow's notable accomplishments at UMF has been her 
tireless pursuit of high environmental sustainability standards. Under 
her leadership, the University of Maine at Farmington is now recognized 
as one of America's ``Top Green Colleges'' by the Princeton Review. Dr. 
Kalikow's environmental efforts earned her the Green Building 
Leadership Award from the Maine Chapter of the U.S. Green Building 
Council in 2007.
  Dr. Kalikow has received recognition within the state of Maine for 
her contributions to the community of Farmington and to the state at 
large. In 2001, she was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame. 
She has also been the recipient of the University of Maine's Maryann 
Hartman Award and the University of New England's Deborah Morton Award.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Dr. Theodora J. Kalikow for 
her many years of dedication and service to the state of Maine.

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