[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26580]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



IN HONOR OF THE HISPANIC SUMMER PROGRAM ON ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY AND DR. 
        JUSTO GONZALEZ FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 21, 1999

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Hispanic 
Summer Program on its 10th Anniversary, and to recognize its Director, 
Dr. Justo Luis Gonzalez, for his dedication and leadership in the 
organization.
  Born in Havana, Cuba, in 1937, Dr. Gonzalez has embodied the 
spiritual values of community, dignity, and ministry throughout his 
life. His significant contribution to theological education over the 
past twenty-two years has helped build a worldwide ecumenical network 
that serves as a model for academic globalization.
  Upon completion of college studies in Cuba, Dr. Gonzalez studied at 
Yale University and received three graduate degrees there, including a 
doctorate. He was ordained as a Methodist Minister and, in 1969, he 
became an American citizen.
  Dr. Gonzalez has educated students as a professor at the Evangelical 
Seminary in Puerto Rico and at the Candler School of Theology at Emory 
University. He is the author of more than sixty books and hundreds of 
articles, which can be found in the Spanish, English, Chinese, Russian, 
and Korean communities.

  Currently, Dr. Gonzalez is committed to theological education in a 
variety of ways, including serving as editor of ``Apuntes'', a journal 
of Hispanic theology published in the United States.
  For his remarkable commitment to theological education, I ask my 
colleagues to join me in congratulating Dr. Justo and the Hispanic 
Summer Program on its 10th Anniversary.

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