[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15151]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   PROUD TO SALUTE THE HONORABLE DONNA SHALALA, NEW PRESIDENT OF THE 
                          UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to salute the Honorable 
Donna Shalala who has assumed the reins as the fifth president of the 
University of Miami. Donna Shalala was U.S. history's longest serving 
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. During 
her tenure, Dr. Shalala distinguished herself on a broad range of 
issues, including taking care of the needs of our elderly and our 
Nation's children.
  She led campaigns for child immunization, for biomedical research, 
and played a key role in reforming our welfare system. In fact, the 
Washington Post described her as ``one of the most successful 
government managers of our time.''
  Donna brings to UM more than 25 years of experience in education, 
also, including serving as President of Hunter College. As chancellor 
of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she was the first woman to head 
a Big 10 university.
  The University of Miami is already a leader in international and 
medical education, biomedical research and environmental sciences, but 
with Donna Shalala at its helm, UM will be certain to reach great new 
heights.
  The Florida congressional delegation welcomes Donna Shalala back to 
Washington, D.C. today and looks forward to helping her achieve her 
vision for the future of the University of Miami and for our South 
Florida community.

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