[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 178 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1748-E1749]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING DR. WILLIAM KIRWAN

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                          HON. JOHN K. DELANEY

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 9, 2015

  Mr. DELANEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank Dr. William Kirwan 
for his service to the people of Maryland. Earlier this year, Dr. 
Kirwan retired after serving as Chancellor of the University System of 
Maryland for 12 years. The system includes 12 universities, which run 
from Frostburg State in Western

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Maryland to Salisbury University on the Eastern Shore. Nine of these 
universities have ranked among the best in their category by the US 
News and World Report.
   Dr. Kirwan began his career in 1964 as a math professor at the 
University of Maryland--College Park. For the next five decades--fifty 
one years--he dedicated himself to higher education. I believe part of 
why Dr. Kirwan was such an effective leader was the depth and range of 
his experience. Prior to leading our University System, he was a 
professor, he was the Chair of the Math Department, he was a provost 
and he was ultimately President of the University of Maryland College 
Park and President of Ohio State University.
   I believe Dr. Kirwan should be an example to us all. He was a 
skilled administrator who never lost sight of what education is all 
about--students learning in the class room. To conclude, thank you Dr. 
Kirwan. Thank you for your service to the people of Maryland, to the 
students and parents of Maryland. Your dedication, insight and passion 
for education will be missed.

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