[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E889]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





        HONORING PAUL SMITH'S COLLEGE ON THEIR 75TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 10, 2021

  Ms. STEFANIK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 75th 
anniversary of Paul Smith's College.
  Paul Smith's College received its first class in 1946 on the grounds 
of the former Paul Smith's Hotel, the Adirondacks' first wilderness 
resort. Since then, Paul Smith's College has graduated thousands of 
students from around the nation. Over the past 75 years, the college 
has expanded to include unique degree programs ranging from the natural 
sciences, to forestry, to culinary arts. Paul Smith's degree programs 
offer students a wide variety of opportunities to prepare for their 
future career. The faculty and staff are dedicated to the success of 
their students, with 90 percent finding employment or enrolling in 
graduate school within 6 months of graduating. Of the approximately 750 
students, 46 percent the first in their family to go to college. These 
numbers speak to the impact that the college has had in the lives of 
students and the community.
  Paul Smith's College has been a vital resource to the North Country 
and continues to serve the region well as it has the past 75 years. On 
behalf of New York's 21st district, I would like to congratulate the 
students, faculty, staff, and leadership team at Paul Smith's College 
on reaching this milestone. I look forward to their continued success.

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