[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 55 (Thursday, April 16, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E526]
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                      TRIBUTE TO DR. SAMIR SALIBA

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                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 16, 2015

  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I submit these remarks in order to extend 
my sincere congratulations and gratitude to Dr. Samir Saliba on his 
remarkable 51 years as a full-time faculty member at the College. He 
has had many titles and jobs in his 51 years at Emory, but from my time 
as a student I fondly remember him as `Dean Saliba.'
  More importantly, I recall the positive influence Dean Saliba had on 
me. I am confident he has similarly impacted countless people he came 
across over the years, whether in Virginia or wherever he has been.
  Dean Saliba's influence at Emory and Henry, of course, is 
immeasurable, as he established the Political Science Department and 
implemented additional, remarkable visions as chair of the Division of 
Social Sciences, Dean of Faculty, advisor for the pre-law program, and 
director of the Center for International Studies. I commend him on 
these accomplishments, and on his numerous awards and accolades, 
including the 2014 William and Martha DeFriece Award.
  Dean Saliba will soon be taking a well-deserved sabbatical, following 
his decades of hard work instructing young people and improving the 
Emory brand not just across the Commonwealth, but across the country. 
It is my hope that he enjoys this time, and returns refreshed to work 
on a memoir of his years at Emory and Henry.
  I am honored to officially congratulate Dr. Saliba, pay tribute to 
his legacy, and thank him for all he has done for the Emory and Henry 
family.

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