[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 44 (Monday, March 21, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H1469]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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      REMEMBERING ELIZABETH GARRETT, CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

  (Mr. REED asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of a great lady 
from our district, Elizabeth Garrett, Cornell University President.
  Ms. Garrett lost her battle with cancer on March 6, 2016, at the age 
of 52.
  We were all deeply saddened, Mr. Speaker, to learn of her passing, 
and our hearts go out to her loved ones, including her husband, her two 
step-daughters, her parents, and her sister.
  Mr. Speaker, following a distinguished career where she served as 
legislative director and tax counsel for Senator David L. Boren of 
Oklahoma and served as a clerk for United States Supreme Court Justice 
Thurgood Marshall, she rose through the ranks of academia to become 
Cornell University's first female president.
  We are very proud of President Garrett. She was a remarkable leader 
who led our community in the right direction.
  Mr. Speaker, I join with all of those in the 23rd Congressional 
District to extend our condolences and our thoughts and prayers to her 
family and to our entire community.

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