[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1647]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING CHRISTINE M. WISEMAN ON HER RETIREMENT AS PRESIDENT OF SAINT 
                      XAVIER UNIVERSITY IN CHICAGO

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 8, 2016

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Christine M. 
Wiseman, who is retiring from her position as president of Saint Xavier 
University in Chicago. She has served as Saint Xavier's President since 
June 2010.
  Throughout her illustrious career, President Wiseman has demonstrated 
an outstanding commitment to students in higher education. Her career 
in higher education started at Marquette University, where she was a 
tenured member of the law faculty and earned the Marquette University 
Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence in 1991. She became Associate 
Dean for Academic Affairs at the Marquette University Law School and 
later the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, making her the 
first woman to serve in Marquette's senior administration. After 
Marquette, she held the same position at Creighton University.
  President Wiseman arrived in Chicago in 2007 as professor of law and 
Provost of Loyola University Chicago. As Provost she oversaw the 
academic division of the largest Catholic research university in the 
country.
  Between her career in academics and her public service, President 
Wiseman has been awarded and honored on many occasions for her work. 
She was named the Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union Volunteer Attorney of 
the Year in 1989 and the Spirit of the Law School recipient in 2003 at 
Marquette for being a role model to the school's students. In addition, 
she has been recognized as one of the ``Most Powerful and Influential'' 
women in Illinois by the National Diversity Council, and was appointed 
by the Governor to the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
  Her long list of qualifications and achievements led to her hiring as 
the 19th President of Saint Xavier University Chicago. Saint Xavier 
University is in the Mt. Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago and has just 
over 5,000 students studying in 43 undergraduate majors and 25 graduate 
programs. In 2016 the Online Graduate Nursing Program was ranked number 
3 in the country by US News and World Report. Saint Xavier University 
will surely miss the academic and administrative stewardship provided 
by President Wiseman.
  I ask you to join me in honoring President Christine Wiseman on her 
retirement as President of Saint Xavier University, and congratulate 
her on her outstanding work at the university.

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