[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22855]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                TRIBUTE TO LAWRENCE AND KIM BUTTERFIELD

 Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Lawrence and Kim Butterfield for their commitment to higher education, 
and their generosity to the many students who will be able to attend 
Spalding University because of their gift.
  Spalding University has 2.5 million reasons to be grateful to 
Lawrence and Kim Butterfield of Louisville, Kentucky. Their recent $2.5 
million contribution to Spalding University will allow the school to 
expand their current overseas travel and study programs, and provide 
additional student scholarships. The Butterfield's kindness and 
generosity will ensure that countless students from all backgrounds 
will receive a quality education and the opportunity to succeed in 
whatever field of study they choose. Their contribution also will 
enable students to have the incredible experience of traveling and 
studying abroad. Students who could not otherwise have afforded this 
opportunity will now be able to participate because of Lawrence and 
Kim.
  Spalding University will benefit from the many students who will be 
able to attend classes because of the Butterfield's gift of scholarship 
funds. The gift of an education is truly the gift that keeps on giving. 
When Lawrence and Kim provide a scholarship for a student at Spalding, 
they give the student a quality education and lifelong career 
opportunities. But the gift goes further than the individual 
recipient--it also is a gift to the University and to the Louisville 
community.
  On behalf of myself and my colleagues in the United States Senate, I 
offer sincere thanks to the Butterfield's for their gift to the 
students and faculty at Spalding University, to the Louisville 
community, and to the education of today's youth.

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