[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 70 (Friday, May 9, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E732]
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                     TRIBUTE TO DR. DENNIS CAMPBELL

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                            HON. ERIC CANTOR

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 9, 2014

  Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I submit the attached letter on behalf of 
myself and Congressman Robert Hurt.
       Mr. Speaker we rise today to pay tribute to Dr. Dennis 
     Campbell, who--after seventeen years of service--will retire 
     from his position as Headmaster of Woodberry Forest School 
     next month. We are both honored to have represented Madison 
     County, VA, where this excellent academic institution is 
     located, and are proud of the great tradition Woodberry has 
     of training great students and first-rate citizens.
       Prior to becoming Woodberry's eighth headmaster in 1997, 
     Dr. Campbell served as the dean of the Divinity School and 
     professor of theology at Duke University from 1982 until 
     1997. Before his appointment as dean, he was a professor, 
     college and university administrator, and college chaplain. 
     Dr. Campbell grew up in Elmwood Park, Illinois, and is a Phi 
     Beta Kappa graduate of Duke University with both A.B. and 
     Ph.D. degrees. In addition, Yale University awarded him the 
     B.D. degree. A noted lecturer, seminar leader, and author, he 
     is particularly known for his work in ethics and moral 
     education. He has written numerous journal articles and 
     reviews, and is the author or editor of eight books.
       Dr. Campbell will leave Woodberry Forest a much stronger 
     institution in all phases of secondary education including 
     Woodberry's faculty, curriculum, athletics and physical 
     plant. Moreover, these achievements have been made at the 
     all-boys school while continually upholding Woodberry 
     Forest's venerable honor code.
       We are certain Dr. Campbell's contributions to American 
     education will continue. He remains a trustee of The Duke 
     Endowment, one of the nation's largest private philanthropic 
     trusts, based in Charlotte, N.C., where he chairs the audit 
     committee and serves as a member of the committees on 
     educational institutions and child care. He also serves on 
     the board of trustees of the International Coalition of Boys' 
     Schools, the Boys and Girls Club of Orange, Va., and the 
     Association of Boarding Schools. The Campbells are the 
     parents of two children, Margaret and Trevor.
       Today Woodberry Forest School will celebrate the tenure of 
     Dr. Campbell, and we are honored to congratulate him for 
     exceptional service to a unique educational institution of 
     excellence in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
                                                      Eric Cantor,
                                               Member of Congress.
                                                      Robert Hurt,
     Member of Congress.

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