[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 58 (Wednesday, April 3, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E393]
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          HIGHLIGHTING ONE OF UTAH'S OUTSTANDING WOMEN LEADERS

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                            HON. BEN McADAMS

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 3, 2019

  Mr. McADAMS. Madam Speaker, Utah Valley University is my state's 
largest public university, with an enrollment of nearly 40-thousand 
students. Yesterday, UVU inaugurated its first woman president--Astrid 
S. Tuminez.
  UVU is calling this week ``The Week of Dreams'' and certainly, 
President Tuminez is an example for all women seeking to achieve their 
dreams.
  She was raised in the slums of the Philippines, went to college at 
age 15 as a pre-med student at the University of the Philippines. She 
later immigrated to the U.S. to join family, was accepted at Brigham 
Young University, eventually graduated from Harvard University and 
received her doctorate at MIT.
  She has held leadership positions in corporations and universities 
throughout the world. As she considered the UVU offer, she said she 
thought there was ``no better place than a university where I could 
bring the totality of my interests, passions, skills, competencies and 
life experiences.''
  Her presidency is historic for another reason: Half of Utah's public 
colleges are now led by women.
  President Tuminez is the latest example of how women are shaping our 
future--one ground-breaking position at a time.

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