[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26546]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING REV. VINCENT M. COOKE, S.J. UPON RECEIVING THE AMERICAN 
        INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE FRIENDS OF ARCHITECTURE AWARD

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 16, 2005

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Father 
Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., President of Canisius College in Buffalo, New 
York, who is being recognized by the American Institute of Architecture 
with the Friends of Architecture Award.
  In 1993 Western New York was pleased to welcome Father Cooke as the 
new President of Canisius, a 36-acre private Jesuit college located on 
Main Street in the City of Buffalo.
  A man with a brilliant educational past, with certificates of degree 
from Fordham University, Loyola Seminary, Woodstock College, Yale 
University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fr. Cooke's vision 
for Canisius' future would take the college and surrounding community 
to places never imagined.
  Over the past 13 years, Fr. Cooke has led the way in planning and 
implementing $115 million in capital projects at Canisius, converting 
the college from a commuter college to an institution ranked number one 
residential college experience among Jesuit institutions and number 
five nationwide.
  Father Cooke has taken a hands-on approach with each and every 
project which has resulted in state-of-the-art living and recreation 
spaces and cutting edge classrooms. His success has earned him 
recognition by The Buffalo News as the second most influential civic 
leader in terms of his positive impact on the community.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure and gratitude that I stand 
here today to recognize Father Vincent Cooke as a Friend of 
Architecture. Canisius College employs the motto ``Where leaders are 
made'' and Fr. Cooke stands as a shinning role model for his students 
and an example of how true leadership can transform a college and a 
community.

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