[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 193 (Thursday, November 12, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1013-E1014]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING CSU CHANCELLOR TIMOTHY P. WHITE

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                             HON. RAUL RUIZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 12, 2020

  Mr. RUIZ. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize California State 
University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy P. White and congratulate him on 
his retirement.
  Dr. White has left a lasting mark on California public education. His 
story is an inspiration to all, and I am grateful for the doors he has 
opened for students in my district and throughout the State of 
California.
  Born in Argentina, Dr. White immigrated as a child with his parents 
to Canada and later to California. The first in his family to seek 
higher education, he earned his bachelor's degree from California State 
University, Fresno.
  Dr. White continued his pursuit of learning--earning his master's at 
California State University, East Bay, and a doctorate in exercise 
physiology at the University of California, Berkeley. He then went on 
to serve as campus president of Oregon State University, the University 
of Idaho, and the University of California, Riverside (UCR).
  While at UCR, I worked under Dr. White as a founding Senior Associate 
Dean of Community Engagement and Partnerships for UCR School of 
Medicine. Under his leadership and tenure, we successfully launched the 
UCR School of Medicine. Thanks to his commitment, the school has an 
impressive mission to improve health disparities, better the 
population's health in the region, and address the physician shortage 
crisis by recruiting underrepresented students from medically 
underserved communities.
  Over his decades-long career, Dr. White carried with him his belief 
``in the profound possibility of potential.'' As CSU Chancellor, he 
worked to close the equality gap between underserved students and their 
peers by launching the Graduation Initiative 2025. While he led the 
nation's largest and most diverse four-year public education system, he 
also worked to ensure that students could see themselves represented in 
university leadership. With his commitment, the CSU system achieved 
more than 50 percent representation for women for campus presidents.
  Dr. White is a man of great integrity and character. He is a leader 
who cares deeply for the people he serves and believes in the cause of 
education and health equity. I am honored to have worked with him at 
UCR and am thankful for his commitment to improving the lives of others 
through higher education. The State of California owes a tremendous 
amount of gratitude to Dr. White for his service to our state.
  On behalf of the great people of California's 36th Congressional 
District, I thank Dr. White. I am thrilled to join his family and loved 
ones in celebrating his well-deserved retirement.

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