[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 161 (Friday, October 6, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1343]
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                      RECOGNIZING DR. CHRIS DOMES

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                          HON. PATRICK MEEHAN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 6, 2017

  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to today to recognize Dr. Chris Domes 
and congratulate him on the occasion of his inauguration as the sixth 
president of Neumann University in Aston, PA. Dr. Domes succeeds my 
friend of many years Dr. Rosalie Mirenda, who served Neumann and our 
wider community for more than four decades.
  Neumann University is a well-respected Catholic institution founded 
with the mission of nurturing the intellectual and religious spirit of 
its students. Neumann opened its doors as Our Lady of Angels College in 
1965, with the Sisters of Saint Francis of Philadelphia educating 115 
female students. In the years since, it has welcomed male students and 
changed its name to honor Saint John Neumann, the fourth Bishop of 
Philadelphia and a pioneer in Catholic education in the United States. 
Today, Neumann educates almost 3,000 students and nearly 14,000 alumni 
have benefitted from their Neumann education.
  It was at a school not unlike Neumann where Dr. Domes found both his 
Catholic faith and his love of teaching--St. Bonaventure University, in 
Upstate New York. Since then, he has devoted his life to scholarship 
and worship.
  Dr. Domes is exceptionally qualified for this position. He has over 
31 years of experience in education and most recently served as 
president of Silver Lake College in Wisconsin. In this capacity, Dr. 
Domes oversaw a 52 percent expansion of the school's enrollment and a 
64 percent increase in annual fundraising. He is a proven leader who 
will bring years of relevant experience to Neumann.
  I know Dr. Domes will fit well into the Neumann University family and 
will work to make it stronger. I also wish Dr. Mirenda the best as she 
moves on from her position as President, and I wish the Neumann 
community continued prosperity with Dr. Domes at the helm.

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