[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 27669]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       COMMENDATION OF DR. SWEET

 Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I rise to commend the services of 
David Sweet, who is ending his term of the Northeast-Midwest 
Institute's Board of Directors. David is a distinguished Ohioan, who 
has helped to enhance the economic vitality and environmental quality 
of my State and the Northeast-Midwest region.
  Dr. Sweet has been dean of the Levin College of Urban Affairs at 
Cleveland State University since 1978. He has expanded that institution 
and developed it into a well-respected research center that focuses on 
public service. Before joining Cleveland State, David served in several 
high-ranking positions within Ohio's State government. He was a member 
of the Public Utilities Commission, director of the Department of 
Economic and Community Development, chairman of the Ohio Energy 
Emergency Commission, and secretary of the Ohio Developmental Financing 
Commission.
  David actually served four 3-year terms on the Northeast-Midwest 
Institute's Board of Directors, and he was elected chairman from 1995 
to 1998. He has provided stable leadership, offered a wealth of ideas, 
and advanced the Institute's credibility. The Northeast-Midwest 
Institute provides policy research for the bipartisan Northeast-Midwest 
Senate Coalition and its Great Lakes Task Force, which I co-chair with 
Senator Carl Levin of Michigan.
  Mr. President, I again want to commend David Sweet for his service on 
the board of the Northeast-Midwest Institute. He has provided valued 
counsel and helped increase that organization's reputation and 
effectiveness.

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