[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 61 (Monday, April 28, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H3221]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE LIFE OF FAITH, GRACE, AND ACHIEVEMENT OF SISTER FRANCESCA 
                                 ONLEY

  (Mr. FITZPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, my friend, Sister Francesca Onley, has 
served as president of Holy Family University for 32 years and is 
recognized as an outstanding and effective administrator. She led the 
expansion of the institution in Philadelphia while maintaining the 
integrity of its educational philosophy. Sister Francesca guided Holy 
Family to its university status. She expanded enrollment and grew the 
endowment fund substantially.
  Sister Francesca also attained leadership positions in educational 
associations, including charter president of the Southeastern 
Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education, the prestigious 
International Association of University Presidents, and the United 
Nations Commission on Disarmament Education, Conflict Resolution and 
Peace.
  She addressed the Commission's goal to nurture peace concepts through 
education by establishing outreach programs in Africa. Sister Francesca 
is being honored in Philadelphia for a life of faith, grace, and 
achievement. Her family, friends, and associates look forward to the 
future accomplishments of this most remarkable woman.

                          ____________________