[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10368-10369]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO DR. NORMAN SAMUELS

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 12, 2002

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize one of our 
country's great educators, Dr. Norman Samuels. A native of Montreal, 
Quebec, Dr. Samuels has been an integral part of the Newark, New Jersey 
community for the past 35 years. As of June 30, 2002, Dr. Samuels will 
resign as provost of the Newark Campus of Rutgers, leaving behind him a 
campus that will be forever changed because of his presence.
  Upon his arrival in Newark in 1967, Dr. Samuels began his career at 
Rutgers as an assistant professor of political science. From there, he 
rose to associate dean and visiting fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School 
of Princeton University, being appointed as acting provost in 1982. 
Upon his resignation, Dr. Samuels will return to the classroom.
  In 1967, Rutgers was not the place that it is today. Much like the 
rest of the country, Newark was erupting in race riots and Rutgers was 
a predominantly white university. When Dr. Samuels arrived he became a 
catalyst for change at the university from lending support to the 
school's African-American students to seeing that diversity flourished 
at Rutgers. The notion of a segregated society was foreign to Dr. 
Samuels and he made it his mission to see that disadvantaged students, 
students of color, and students of foreign nationalities

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were all given the same high-quality education. His goal was to create 
a unified campus life. As a result of his efforts Rutgers-Newark is 
recognized as one of the country's most diverse universities.
  Dr. Samuels not only has the drive to educate our country's young 
people but also to instill in them the necessary values for the future. 
He has sought to equip them with the tools necessary to become the 
future leaders, thinkers, and doers of the next generation. He has 
inspired greatness through his greatness. Mr. Speaker, I know that my 
colleagues here in the U.S. House of Representatives join me in 
recognizing the work of Dr. Samuels and wish him the best for a healthy 
and happy future.

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