[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23734]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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   REVEREND CHARLES J. BEIRNE, S.J., APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF LE MOYNE 
                                COLLEGE

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 19, 2000

  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, on July 1, 2000, the Reverend Charles J. 
Beirne was named the 11th President of Le Moyne College in Syracuse, 
New York. Le Moyne College, a private four-year Jesuit college, has an 
enrollment of approximately 2,000 full-time undergraduate students in 
programs of liberal arts, the sciences and pre-professional studies. Le 
Moyne also offers a physician assistant program and graduate programs 
in education and business administration. Founded in 1946, Le Moyne is 
the second youngest of the 28 Jesuit colleges in the nation.
  Today I would like to recognize Fr. Beirne as his first academic year 
as President of Le Moyne College commences. Fr. Beirne brings 
impeccable academic credentials, remarkable life experiences and an 
enthusiastic attitude to an institution just reaching its stride of 
academic excellence.
  Previously, Fr. Beirne served in San Salvador as the academic Vice 
President at the Universidad Centroamericana. There he bravely replaced 
his comrade, Rev. Ignacio Martin Baro, S.J., who was murdered by the 
Salvadoran government forces. In addition, Fr. Beirne was academic Vice 
President at Santa Clara University, an Associate Dean at Georgetown 
University Business School in Washington, DC, and Principal at Regis 
High School in New York City and Colegio San Ignacio in Puerto Rico.
  Most recently, Le Moyne College has experienced great strides in its 
pursuit of academic excellence, receiving national recognition. This 
past year the US World and News Report ranked Le Moyne College sixth 
among all liberal arts colleges and universities in the North.
  I am pleased to commend Rev. Charles J. Beirne for his years of 
service to all people and to congratulate him on his appointment as 
President of Le Moyne College.

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