[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 103 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E635-E636]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING PRESIDENT PAUL TRIBLE ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM CHRISTOPHER 
                           NEWPORT UNIVERSITY

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                     HON. ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' SCOTT

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 16, 2022

  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the Honorable Paul Trible for his 26 years of extraordinary service as 
the president of Christopher Newport University located in Newport 
News, Virginia.
  Prior to his service at Christopher Newport University, President 
Trible served as a Commonwealth's Attorney for Essex County, Virginia 
before being elected to represent Virginia's First Congressional 
District in the United States House of Representatives. After serving 
three terms in this chamber, President Trible was then elected to the 
United States Senate, where he served one term. After working as a 
teaching fellow at Harvard University, he returned to the Virginia 
Peninsula to serve as president of Christopher Newport University.
  Over the course of his tenure, President Trible has ensured that 
Christopher Newport University has remained focused on both the 
academic achievement and personal development of its students, a focus 
which is exemplified by the establishment of the President's Leadership 
Program. Through a combination of academic study and community service, 
the program prepares students for a life of leadership, service and 
civic responsibility.
  Under Mr. Trible's presidency, enrollment at Christopher Newport grew 
from 2,920 to over 4,700, with a graduation rate of 74 percent. Full-
time faculty also increased from 166 to 282, and the university 
library's holdings increased to 1.2 million volumes. In 1996, President 
Trible worked with then-Delegate Alan Diamonstein to secure a $5 
million appropriation for the university's Ferguson Center for the Arts 
and a 21 percent increase in the university's operating funds. Since 
then, President Trible has overseen $1 billion in construction 
projects, including the recent $60 million, 83,00-square-foot Mary M. 
Torggler Fine Arts Center. The university's endowment,

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which stood at $330,000 when President Trible took office, has grown 
exponentially under his tenure and now exceeds $60 million, securing a 
bright future for the university for generations to come.
  Madam Speaker, as the Christopher Newport University community 
gathers to celebrate a truly remarkable leader, I want to congratulate 
Paul Trible on 26 years of legendary service to Christopher Newport 
University, and over 50 years of service to the Commonwealth of 
Virginia and the nation. I also want to thank Rosemary Trible, his wife 
and partner for over 40 years, for her countless contributions, and 
their two children--Mary Katherine and Paul. I thank President Trible 
for his decades of service and congratulations on a well-deserved 
retirement.

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