[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9423]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND COMMENDATION FOR PRESIDENT DeBOW FREED OF OHIO 
                          NORTHERN UNIVERSITY

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                         HON. MICHAEL G. OXLEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 12, 1999

  Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to spotlight a very special 
individual who has unselfishly given of his time, energy, and spirit to 
others in the Fourth Congressional District of Ohio. The month of 
August will pose many a challenge to Ohio Northern University since it 
will be losing its President to a well deserved retirement. His shoes 
will be very difficult to fill.
  President Freed has been with ONU in Ada, Ohio since 1979. Before 
serving as Ohio Northern's President, Dr. Freed was the president of 
Monmouth College. Dr. Freed has served in all aspects of university 
life. He has been a teacher, administrator, dean, and president. He 
knows inside and out how to guide a university to academic and 
financial success.
  Besides being a top notch administrator, Dr. Freed is a great 
academian. It's not every college which can boast that is has a Doctor 
of Nuclear Science and Engineering as president. Over the years I have 
witnessed how DeBow Freed cares very deeply for his university family. 
Students and faculty have perhaps been a bit spoiled with how good a 
president he has been. Though he will no longer work as president for 
ONU, he will never be far from it in mind and body. Moreover, the Freed 
Center of Fine Arts stands as a lasting tribute to his leadership 
abilities and the commitment he and his wife have made to the 
university.
  I wish Dr. Freed and his wife, Catherine, all the best as they 
approach this new adventure of retirement together.

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