[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 200 (Thursday, December 7, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1668-E1669]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. MURPHY

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                           HON. GARRET GRAVES

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 2017

  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend a 
heartfelt thank you to Dr. Bruce Murphy for his service as president of 
Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Dr. Murphy has spent 
his career investing in higher education and has tirelessly served as 
Nicholls' fifth president over the last four years. Throughout his 
tenure, many universities across the country struggled to attract and 
retain students, but Nicholls' actually increased enrollment four 
consecutive semesters. I am most impressed by his efforts to prepare 
students at Nicholls University for successful integration into the 
real world that awaits upon graduation. The school's partnership with 
Fletcher Community College, for example, has resulted in significant 
progress in workforce development. Aside from his service as president 
of Nicholls State University, both President Murphy and his wife, 
Jeanne Murphy, are retired from the U.S. Army, having earned the rank 
of lieutenant colonel and colonel, respectively. Dr. and Mrs Murphy 
generously served on our military academy review board. I am proud that 
they devoted time in their busy lives to play an active role in the 
recruitment of young Louisiana leaders to our nation's military service 
academies. Thank you Dr. Murphy for your commitment to excellence at 
Nicholls, your service to the state of Louisiana, and your service to 
our nation. My sincerest congratulations on an incredible career and 
your time served as Nicholls' president.

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