[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 8, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E17]
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 IN HONOR OF RENE DROUIN, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE 
                 OFFICER, NHHEAF NETWORK ORGANIZATIONS

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                           HON. ANN M. KUSTER

                            of new hampshire

                    in the House of Representatives

                        Tuesday, January 8, 2019

  Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor my 
good friend Rene Drouin on his upcoming retirement from the New 
Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF) Network 
Organizations after more than 40 years of service.
  In addition to his work at the NHHEAF Network Organizations, Mr. 
Drouin has served as Chair of the Program Operations Committee of the 
National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs, as well as the 
distinction of being designated with a Congressional appointment to the 
U.S. Department of Education's Advisory Committee on Student Financial 
Assistance.
  Through Rene's leadership, the Organizations employ nearly 200 
people, with more than 800,000 student loan borrowers serviced as part 
of NHHEAF's Federal Direct Loan Servicing Contract, as well as 
servicing 40,000 Federal Family Education Loan and private loan 
borrowers, including many Granite State students and families. Rene has 
ensured the Organizations continue to have a lasting economic impact in 
our state and local communities, including generous charitable spending 
for financial literacy and college planning.
  On behalf of my constituents in New Hampshire's Second Congressional 
District, I thank Rene for his commitment to championing college access 
and affordability in his 40 years of service at the NHHEAF Network 
Organizations. His efforts will continue to benefit our state for years 
to come. I am honored to recognize and congratulate Rene and wish him 
the very best of luck in the years ahead.

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