[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING DR. CHRISTOPHER PUTO

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                           HON. BRADLEY BYRNE

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 16, 2015

  Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Christopher P. 
Puto, who will be installed as the 37th President of Spring Hill 
College, the oldest Catholic college in the Southeast, on September 17. 
Spring Hill College is located in Mobile, Alabama, which is the largest 
city in Alabama's First Congressional District.
   Dr. Puto will be returning to Spring Hill College, where he 
graduated in 1964 with a degree in economics. He then went on to earn a 
Master of Business Administration in marketing from the University of 
Miami followed by a Doctorate in Business Administration from Duke 
University, my own alma mater.
   In 1998, as dean of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown 
University, he introduced a new MBA program curriculum and initiated a 
curriculum redesign for the undergraduate business program. He also 
created a comprehensive strategic planning process for the school and 
raised $80 million in the first three years of a $150 million capital 
campaign.
   From 2002 to 2014, Dr. Puto served as the dean and the Opus 
Distinguished Chair in the Opus College of Business at the University 
of St. Thomas, a Catholic college in Minnesota. At St. Thomas, Dr. Puto 
designed and introduced the university's first full-time MBA program 
and first full-time accountancy program.
   In addition to his contributions to academia, Dr. Puto has also 
achieved success through industry and consulting experience. In fact, 
he started his career as an allied sales manager at Burger King 
Corporation, where he played a part in developing the ``Have It Your 
Way'' advertising campaign.
   Mr. Speaker, I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Puto back to Southwest 
Alabama. Spring Hill College has long been a critical part of the local 
community, and I look forward to working with Dr. Puto in his new role.

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