[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 144 (Tuesday, August 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO DR. JULIETTE BELL

 Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, I wish to recognize an 
extraordinary educator, Dr. Juliette Bell, for her 6 years of 
outstanding service as president of the University of Maryland Eastern 
Shore. Dr. Bell has left a lasting legacy of accomplishment.
  During Dr. Bell's tenure, UMES reached new levels of achievement, 
including being ranked as one of the Nation's best Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities, being a top producer of African-American 
pharmacists, becoming a doctoral research university, establishing the 
engineering and aviation science complex, experiencing an increase in 
student graduation rates, and improving relationships and collaboration 
between the university and the community. Thanks to her focus on 
inclusion and her commitment to the success of all students, Dr. Bell 
truly made a difference in the lives of UMES' students.
  Dr. Bell's leadership has been recognized beyond the UMES campus. A 
renowned biochemist and scholar, she has received numerous prestigious 
national honors and awards, including the Millennium Award for 
Excellence in Teaching from the White House Initiative on Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities, the NAFEO Research Excellence Award, 
the Minority Access, Inc., National Role Model Mentoring Award, and the 
University of North Carolina Board of Governors' Award for Excellence 
in Teaching. She has also been named a Giant in Science by Quality 
Education for Minorities and was featured as one of 10 African-American 
life scientists in an exhibition at the Chicago Museum of Science and 
Industry entitled ``Defying Tradition: African American Women in 
Science and Technology.'' She has also been named one of Maryland's Top 
100 Women.
  Throughout her distinguished career, Dr. Bell has been a role model 
for many, including women and women of color, especially those seeking 
to pursue careers in STEM fields. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
expressing our gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Juliette Bell for all 
that she has done for students, the State of Maryland, and our entire 
Nation.

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