[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E90]
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                  RECOGNITION OF THE McCONNELL CENTER

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                           HON. BRETT GUTHRIE

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 2, 2016

  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the McConnell 
Center at the University of Louisville on its 25th anniversary since 
its founding. The McConnell Center was established by Senator McConnell 
and the University of Louisville, his alma mater, in 1991 with the 
mission to help nurture the next generation of great leaders in the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky.
   The McConnell Center has helped educate, inspire, and motivate more 
than 200 McConnell Scholars and has given more than $3.5 million in 
scholarships to more than 230 Kentucky students. I am proud to say that 
three McConnell Scholars, Andrew Stewart, Natalie Smith, and Sean 
Southard, have interned in my office. The McConnell Center has also 
provided thousands of hours of professional development to Kentucky's 
teachers.
   The McConnell Center's successful program has demonstrated the 
profound and lasting impact it is making within our Commonwealth, the 
nation, and the world. It has been named one of the ``Oases of 
Excellence in Higher Education'' by the American Council of Trustees 
and Alumni, touching the lives and careers of thousands of students, 
teachers, researchers, and citizens.
   This year, the McConnell Center will celebrate its 25th anniversary 
with the theme ``Citizens and Statesmen,'' continuing its great work in 
shaping our nation's leaders, politics, and communities.
   Today, I would like to thank and recognize the McConnell Center for 
their exemplary work and mission in educational and civic engagement, 
building our future leaders on a foundation based upon ``Leadership, 
Scholarship, and Service.''

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