[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 19, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S88]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                          REMEMBERING AL WITTE

 Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, today I wish to honor Albert 
Matthew Francis Witte, a University of Arkansas professor emeritus, 
former NCAA president, and World War II bombardier who recently passed 
away December 23, 2015, at the age of 92.
  Witte, born in Pittsburgh, PA, enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 
November 1942 after graduating high school. His prominent military 
career included flying 35 missions with the 15th Air Force in Italy as 
a second lieutenant bombardier, and he was awarded the Distinguished 
Flying Cross for his service.
  After earning his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University 
of Chicago, he went on to the University of Wisconsin School of Law, 
where he practiced law in Milwaukee. Witte spent the rest of his career 
at the University of Arkansas School of Law, where he officially 
retired in 1994, but continued teaching until the fall 2015 semester.
  ``He taught at the University of Arkansas School of Law for nearly 
six decades--that's almost two-thirds of the school's 91-year 
existence,'' Stacy Leeds, the dean of the University of Arkansas School 
of Law recently said of Witte.
  His passion for law led to his involvement in many professional 
related projects, including member of the Fayetteville Planning 
Commission, member of the Arkansas Bar Association, a legal consultant 
to the Southern Governor's Conference, and a special assistant Arkansas 
attorney general, just to name a few.
  Witte's experiences made him a trusted confidant and consult to many 
in the University of Arkansas's athletics department as well. Twenty 
years of service as the university's faculty athletic representative 
allowed him to work with the Southwest and Southeast Conferences, the 
College Football Association, and the National Collegiate Athletic 
Association. His NCAA involvement included terms as Division I vice 
president and the association president in 1989.
  On behalf of the U.S. Congress, I am privileged to recognize the life 
of Albert Matthew Francis Witte. As a member of the Greatest 
Generation, he lived a life of service. He leaves a lasting legacy 
through his brave military service, countless efforts on behalf of the 
University of Arkansas, and the knowledge he shared with several 
generations of attorneys across the Nation.

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