[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OR MORAGA, CALIFORNIA

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                           HON. GEORGE MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2012

  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise with my 
colleague Congressman John Garamendi to recognize and congratulate 
Saint Mary's College of Moraga, California, upon its 150th year of 
academic excellence in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  Saint Mary's College was founded in 1863 in San Francisco as a 
liberal arts institution reflecting the life and work of the founder of 
the Christian Brothers, John Baptist de La Salle. The College was 
founded to serve some of California's earliest denizens, many of whom 
were immigrants with few resources and the first in their families to 
attend college. In 1928, after establishing a brief presence in 
Oakland, the college moved to its current location in Moraga, 
California.
  Saint Mary's is a Lasallian Catholic College with a strong history of 
service to our country. In the 1940s, Saint Mary's joined the war 
effort in becoming the West Coast naval aviation training center. 
Lieutenant Gerald R. Ford of Michigan, who would later become President 
of the United States, was stationed at Saint Mary's for three years as 
he trained young pilots for duty in the Pacific Theatre. After the 
Second World War, Saint Mary's welcomed returning veterans studying on 
the G.I. Bill and continues to support our Veterans today through the 
Yellow Ribbon program.
  St. Mary's rightfully boasts of a faculty composed of scholars at the 
top of their field with a devotion to teaching students to be engaged 
global citizens. Nearly 45,000 alumni have earned degrees at Saint 
Mary's, leading to every imaginable career path. The Graduate Business 
programs have produced scores of corporate leaders in businesses around 
the world, while the School of Education has produced world-class 
teachers who are in turn educating millions of students around the 
globe.
  Saint Mary's is also proud of its extracurricular programs. The 
athletic department has brought national and international attention to 
Northern California through athletic excellence in basketball, 
baseball, softball, crew, soccer, golf, and rugby. Furthermore, world-
renowned artists, authors, scholars, musicians and political leaders 
share their unique talents not only with the student community, but 
with all of Northern California.
  I invite my colleagues to join me in recognizing Saint Mary's College 
of Moraga, the faculty, staff, alumni and students as they celebrate 
150 years of extraordinary success as an educational leader in the 
State of California.

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