[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 127 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1563]
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                    A TRIBUTE TO C. KEVIN GILLESPIE

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 19, 2012

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor C. 
Kevin Gillespie. Father Gillespie will be inaugurated as the 27th 
president of Saint Joseph's University on Friday, October 12, 2012.
  A native of West Philadelphia, Father Gillespie attended St. 
Margaret's Grade School in Narberth, Monsignor Bonner High School in 
Drexel Hill, and then Saint Joseph's College in Philadelphia. After 
earning his bachelor's degree in psychology in 1972, Father Gillespie 
went on to earn master's degrees in psychology from Duquesne University 
and in divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology Berkeley. He holds a 
Ph.D. in pastoral psychology from Boston University.
  Father Gillespie entered the Society of Jesus in 1975 and later 
served at Loyola College in Maryland where he became the first director 
of the master's program in Spiritual and Pastoral Care. There he also 
founded LOGOS, Loyola Overseas Gestures of Solidarity.
  Most recently, Father Gillespie was the associate provost for 
University Centers of Excellence at Loyola University Chicago where he 
lead five academic centers and in 2011, simultaneously served as 
interim dean of the School of Social Work.
  Father Gillespie credits his St. Joseph's education for preparing him 
to meet the critical issues he faces every day. He has served on the 
Board of Saint Joseph's since 2006.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring C. 
Kevin Gillespie for his years of service and congratulate him on his 
new journey as president of Saint Joseph's University.

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