[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 66 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H2073-H2074]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATING DR. DIANA NATALICIO

  (Mr. HURD of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HURD of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
extraordinary career of Dr. Diana Natalicio.
  One of our Nation's foremost experts on higher education, Dr. 
Natalicio has transformed the University of Texas at El Paso into a 
premier institution and a national success story. For her distinguished 
career, Dr. Natalicio was recently recognized by Time Magazine as one 
of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.
  In 1988, she was named president of the university and has since 
increased enrollment from 15,000 to 23,000 students who reflect the 
demographics of the Texas-Mexico border region. UTEP is the only 
research institution in the United States that serves a predominantly 
Mexican American student body.
  UTEP's continued success under Dr. Natalicio's leadership serves as a

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model to universities across the country, and I am truly proud to 
congratulate her for the remarkable achievement to be named one of Time 
Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World.

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