[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11357]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      IN HONOR OF M.R.C. GREENWOOD

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 1, 2004

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of both Members representing Santa 
Cruz County, California, myself and Representative Anna G. Eshoo, I 
rise today to honor M.R.C. Greenwood, former Chancellor of the 
University of California, Santa Cruz, and a dedicated member of the 
Santa Cruz community. Ms. Greenwood has recently left her position at 
UCSC to become Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs for the 
University of California. I rise today to honor her contributions both 
to UCSC and to the community of Santa Cruz County.
  As soon as she stepped foot on the UCSC campus in June of 1996, Ms. 
Greenwood began revolutionizing the institution. During her tenure, she 
was instrumental in the creation of the Baskin School of Engineering, 
as well as two new colleges on campus. As an accomplished scientist 
herself, Ms Greenwood was responsible for the development of many fine 
research institutions including the Institute for Advanced Feminist 
Research, the STEPS Institute for Innovation in Environmental Research, 
the Center for Justice Tolerance, and Community, and the Center for 
Ocean Health. By the end of her tenure, academic programs had been 
enhanced and enlarged and graduate and undergraduate enrollment 
increased to more than 14,000 students. With the campus now reaching a 
regional annual economic impact of almost $1 billion, her leadership 
has proven advantageous not only to the students at the university, but 
to the local community as well.
  In addition to her dedication to the campus and academic life, Ms. 
Greenwood has also made important contributions to our local community. 
As member of the Board of Directors of Sutter Hospital, the Second 
Harvest Food Bank, and the United Way of Santa Cruz County, Ms. 
Greenwood has earned the title of ``Woman of the Year'' from the Santa 
Cruz Chamber of Commerce.
  Mr. Speaker, Representative Eshoo and I would like to extend our 
gratitude to Ms. Greenwood for her friendship and dedicated service to 
the UC-Santa Cruz community. Her leadership has benefited the lives of 
countless students and has improved our community beyond our greatest 
expectations. We wish her the best of luck in her new role with the 
University and have no doubt that the entire University of California 
system will continue to flourish under her guidance.

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