[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 60 (Wednesday, April 25, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S2724]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                     TRIBUTE TO JEROME D. SCHNYDMAN

 Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize Jerome D. 
Schnydman who will be retiring on June 30 from Johns Hopkins 
University. Jerome has spent his adult years at Johns Hopkins, first as 
a student and All-American lacrosse player, graduating in 1967, then as 
an assistant lacrosse coach from 1968 until 1978, when he rose from 
assistant director to become the director of undergraduate admissions 
for the schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering. He went on to 
serve as executive director of the Office of Alumni Relations and, most 
recently, as the secretary to the board of trustees and executive 
assistant to the president of Johns Hopkins.
  If you count Jerome's stint as captain of the 1967 National 
Championship Lacrosse Team, he has served Johns Hopkins University for 
4\1/2\ decades and he has done so with grace, intelligence, compassion, 
and distinction. He received the Alexander K. Barton Cup for ``strong 
character, high ideals, and effective moral leadership'' upon 
graduating. In 1998, he was inducted into the Johns Hopkins Athletic 
Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall 
of Fame.
  There will be 10 different disciplines at the University honoring 
Jerome Schnydman for his distinguished service. That is no surprise: he 
has been the ``go-to'' guy for everyone and everything. Generations of 
Hopkins students, faculty, and staff on any of the University's 
campuses--from Homewood to East Baltimore; from Bayview to SAIS in 
Washington, D.C.; from Bologna to Shanghai--all know of Jerome and the 
fine work he has done on their behalf and on behalf of the University. 
Whether someone works in the Homewood garage or is a Nobel Laureate 
exploring the cure for cancer, he or she counts Jerome as a friend. He 
has great respect for the institution, and especially for those who 
work each day to create and sustain the ``Hopkins family.''
  I am proud to say that Jerome and his wife Tammy, a special education 
teacher, are personal friends. Their children--Becky and her husband 
Larry, and Andy and his wife Nancy--and their grandchildren--Sophie, 
Jason, Tucker, and Cassidy--are an integral part of Baltimore. When 
Jerome retires from Johns Hopkins University, he is excited about 
serving as the president of his synagogue, Beth El, and spending more 
time with his family and friends in Baltimore and Bethany Beach.
  I ask my colleagues to recognize the enormous contributions that 
Jerome has made to the Johns Hopkins University and Baltimore 
communities and to wish him well in his well-deserved 
retirement.

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