[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15040]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING MONSIGNOR ROBERT SHEERAN

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to welcome to 
the United States House of Representatives today's guest chaplain, 
Monsignor Robert Sheeran, a friend and an innovative leader who serves 
as the 19th president of my alma mater, Seton Hall University, which 
happens to reside in my 10th Congressional District of New Jersey.
  After studying at Seton Hall as an undergraduate, Monsignor returned 
to the university in 1980 to serve as rector of St. Andrew's College 
Seminary. In 1987, Monsignor Sheeran was appointed assistant provost of 
the university. Under his leadership, the school saw a marked decrease 
in undergraduate attrition.
  After completing Harvard University's management development program 
in 1989 and being promoted to the assistant provost in 1991, he was 
selected as a fellow of the American Council on Education. Upon his 
return to Seton Hall, he was appointed executive vice chancellor, a 
post he held until his appointment as president 2 years later.
  Under Monsignor Sheeran's leadership, Seton Hall has moved forward 
technologically, with the distinction of being named one of the most 
connected college campuses in the United States by Forbes magazine. 
Under construction is a new science and technology center which will 
help train graduates to compete in the workforce of the future.
  In addition, the White House School of Diplomacy and International 
Relations has formed an innovative partnership with the United Nations, 
which is of special interest to me as a member of the House 
International Relations Committee and one of the two congressional 
delegates to the United Nations serving in the House.
  I hope that Seton Hall will play a constructive role in confronting 
the many foreign policy challenges our Nation faces. I know my 
colleagues join with me in welcoming Monsignor Sheeran and thanking him 
for his devoted service throughout his life.

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