[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24120]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING DAVID SCOTT MOLLOY, JR., 2004 RHODE ISLAND PROFESSOR OF 
                                THE YEAR

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                         HON. JAMES R. LANGEVIN

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 2004

  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate David Scott 
Molloy, Jr., for being named the 2004 Rhode Island Professor of the 
Year. The Professors of the Year Awards are the only national awards 
that recognize college and university professors for excellence in 
undergraduate teaching and mentoring. I'm thrilled to recognize and 
honor Dr. Molloy today, a professor who reminds us all of the 
invaluable contributions made by our nation's educators.
  David Scott Molloy, Jr., of West Kingston, RI, currently serves as a 
Professor of Labor and Industrial Relations at the University of Rhode 
Island, where he has been teaching since 1986. In his tenure at URI, 
Professor Molloy has relished the opportunity to bring his expertise 
and unique experience to a range of departments and courses. He has 
taught courses in the History Department, the Business School, the 
Honors program, Economics, and in his academic home at the Labor 
Center.
  His contributions to Rhode Island are too numerous to list, but they 
begin with his desire to highlight and explore the rich and often 
complex history of our great state. Offering such courses as ``Rhode 
Island History'' and ``Labor and Immigrant History in Rhode Island,'' 
he reminds our students of how important it is to understand where they 
and their ancestors have come from and the many challenges that our 
state has faced throughout history.
  A true educator, Professor Molloy's contributions are not confined to 
the classroom. He delivers as many as forty presentations a year to 
various organizations in his community. He has also shown an eagerness 
to share his unique style and methods of teaching and instruction--
methods that have proven powerful and effective. His passion for the 
subjects he teaches led him to begin collecting immigrant and labor 
memorabilia. In 1990, the Smithsonian acquired 9,500 artifacts from him 
to establish the Scott Molloy Labor Archives.
  Professor Molloy is perhaps above all an incredible leader and role 
model for Rhode Island's youth--a testament to the value of hard work, 
determination, and hope. The grandson of an Irish immigrant, he began 
his career as both a bus driver for the Rhode Island Public Transit 
Authority and a labor activist in Providence. Not one to let an 
opportunity pass him by, Dr. Molloy chose to pursue a Ph.D. part time 
while continuing his work as President of the Amalgamated Transit 
Union, driving a coach, and teaching a course on labor history. His 
dissertation on the history of public transportation in Rhode Island 
and the role that transit employees and unions played in its 
development was published by the Smithsonian Institution. In Professor 
Molloy's own words, ``going from the front of the bus to the head of 
the class,'' he is the embodiment of the American Dream. I cannot think 
of a better example for Rhode Island's bright and aspiring students.
  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I hope our colleagues will join me in 
congratulating Professor Molloy.

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