[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 62 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E685]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S 34TH ANNIVERSARY HALL OF FAME RACE

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                               speech of

                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 27, 2012

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Bronx Community 
College, which will hold its 34th Anniversary Hall of Fame 10K 5K Run & 
2 Mile Fitness Walk on Saturday, May 5, 2012.
  The Hall of Fame Race was founded in 1978 by Bronx Community 
College's third President, Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., who was recently 
given the Congressional Medal of Honor as one of the famed Tuskegee 
Airmen. This important tradition continues under the leadership of Dr. 
Carole M. Berotte Joseph, the new President of Bronx Community College. 
The race's mission is to promote physical well-being and higher 
education, as well as highlight the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, a 
national institution on the BCC campus that is dedicated to those who 
have helped to make America great.
  I have had the pleasure of running this race many times before, and I 
can attest to the excitement it generates throughout the Bronx. It is 
truly wonderful to see several hundred people run along the Grand 
Concourse, University Avenue, and West 181st Street. There is no better 
way to see our Bronx community and to underscore the importance of 
fitness.
  The Annual Hall of Fame Race has three components: a 10K run, a 5K 
run, and a 2 Mile Fitness Walk. The 2 Mile Fitness Walk is dedicated to 
Professor Michael Steuerman, a committed and loyal faculty member at 
Bronx Community College for more than 30 years who passed away in 2006. 
This event also recognizes the contributions of David Hernandez, who 
was an avid runner and served Bronx Community College's grants officer.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
individuals and participants who are making the Bronx Community 
College's 34th Annual Hall of Fame 10K 5K Run & 2 Mile Fitness Walk 
possible.

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