[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 2, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1218]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   ACKNOWLEDGING PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT ERIC BARRON

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
acknowledge the distinguished career of Penn State University President 
Eric Barron.
  President Barron assumed office in 2014 after leaving his post as 
president at the Florida State University. But his service to the 
university began when Dr. Barron served as dean of the College of Earth 
and Minerals Sciences and founding director of the Earth System Science 
Center in Penn State.
  In his tenure as president of Penn State University, President Barron 
elevated Penn State as a leader in higher education. President Barron 
has also worked to support State funding, increase access and 
affordability to students through scholarship programs, and prepare 
students graduating from Penn State for success after college.
  In my time working with President Barron, he has always made it a 
point to meet with the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation regularly 
and share Penn State's vision, work, and culture. He took the time to 
build meaningful relationships which ultimately benefited the 
university and the Commonwealth as a whole. I am happy to call him my 
friend and wish him well in his retirement.
  Mr. Speaker, Penn State remains one of the top institutions in the 
country in part because of the work of President Barron. He leaves a 
great legacy behind.
  I thank President Barron for his service, and I wish him joy in his 
retirement.

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