[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 116 (Thursday, July 11, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E902]
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                     CONGRATULATIONS ON RETIREMENT

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                          HON. DANIEL WEBSTER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 11, 2019

  Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate 
the successful career of Dr. Judy Lynn Genshaft. After 19 years of 
service as President of the University of South Florida, Dr. Genshaft 
has retired. Under her leadership, USP has become a world-class 
institution of learning.
  During Dr. Genshaft's tenure as President, she established the 
University of South Florida as one of the nation's top research 
universities. It now ranks ninth in size and is formally recognized as 
``top-tier'' by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of 
Teaching. Dr. Genshaft also raised the caliber of study at USF by 
creating the Honors College in 2002, which has flourished under her 
guidance. Earlier this year, Dr. Genshaft and her husband donated $20 
million of their own money to the Honors College--a generous gift that 
represents only a fraction of the care she has given the University 
over the last two decades. Her dedication to the University and the 
Tampa Bay area earned her the title of the 2008 Tampa Bay Business 
Journal Business Woman of the Year and an induction into the Tampa Bay 
Business Hall of Fame.
  Dr. Genshaft's unwavering commitment will have a profound impact on 
generations of students and Floridians to come. I thank her for 
everything she has done for the University of South Florida, our region 
and our state. Sandy and I wish her well and congratulate her on her 
wonderful career.

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