[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 87 (Friday, May 19, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E677-E678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO DUKE PRESIDENT RICHARD BRODHEAD

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                          HON. DAVID E. PRICE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 19, 2017

  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the career 
of Duke University President Richard Brodhead, who is stepping down 
after 13 years of service.
  Dick Brodhead succeeded Nan Keohane in 2004 as the 9th president of 
Duke University, attracted by what another president, former Governor 
Terry Sanford, defined as the university's ``outrageous ambition.'' 
President Brodhead has led the university on a new trajectory of growth 
and international renown. In one of his first major actions as 
president, he led an effort to greatly expand the endowment for 
financial aid, which has allowed academically talented students to 
pursue a Duke degree regardless of their financial circumstances. 
President Brodhead's time at Duke has been transformative, from the 
renewal of campus gems such as Duke Chapel, Baldwin Auditorium, West 
Union, and athletic facilities to the construction of a series of 
stunning new research facilities.
  Dick Brodhead also embraced and amplified one of Duke's enduring 
themes: knowledge in the service of society. He launched DukeEngage, a 
civic engagement program that provides undergraduates the opportunity 
to apply their knowledge to challenges in communities in the U.S. and 
around the globe. Under his leadership, Duke established the Duke 
Global Health Institute, which translates research to address health 
inequities around the world.
  Further expanding Duke's global reach were the creation of Duke 
Kunshan University in China and the construction of the Duke-NUS 
Medical School in Singapore. Closer to home, he enriched Duke's 
relationship with the City of Durham by investing in K-12 education, 
community health clinics, and neighborhood revitalization and helping 
spark the renaissance of downtown Durham.
  President Brodhead had the opportunity to help Duke celebrate ten 
NCAA national championships won by men's basketball and lacrosse and 
women's golf and tennis teams, while a host of Duke student-athletes 
were victorious as individual national champions and Olympic medalists. 
At the same time, Duke ensured that athletics upheld the academic 
mission of the university.
  An expert in 19th-century American literature, President Brodhead 
came to Duke after a distinguished teaching and administrative career 
at Yale University. He has authored or edited more than a dozen books 
on America's great writers, including analysis of the works of 
Hawthorne, Faulkner, and Welty.
  President Brodhead has also assumed a national leadership role in 
higher education. Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 
in 2004, he was named the Co-Chair of the Academy's Commission on the 
Humanities and Social Sciences, created at the request of a bipartisan 
group of House and Senate members, including myself, to bolster 
teaching and research in the humanities and social sciences. The 
Commission's 2013 report, The Heart of the Matter: The Humanities and 
Social Sciences for a Vibrant, Competitive, and Secure Nation, stands 
out for the

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persuasiveness of its argument and its practical import. Dick Brodhead 
was a hands-on co-chairman and has played an active role in the 
report's dissemination.
  Cindy Brodhead has been of indispensable support to Dick throughout 
his tenure. Cindy has a background in corporate and regulatory law and 
has made significant contributions to the arts and humanities across 
our state. She has served on the boards of the Carolina Ballet and 
Preservation North Carolina and has rendered outstanding service as 
chair of the North Carolina Humanities Council.
  My wife Lisa joins me in thanking Dick and Cindy Brodhead for their 
friendship and for all they have given to Duke, Durham, and North 
Carolina. We are fortunate indeed that they have devoted their great 
energy and talent to our community, and we wish them well as they open 
the next chapter in their lives.

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