[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19637]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO OBERLIN COLLEGE

                                 ______
                                 

                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 25, 2006

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Oberlin 
College and its distinguished African American alumni during the 
October 6-8, 2006 reunion of the Oberlin College Alumni Association's 
affiliate group, the Oberlin Alumni Association of African Ancestry. 
The reunion entitled, ``And We Rise! . . . Celebrating over 170 years 
of the Black Presence at Oberlin College,'' acknowledges the historic 
and present contributions of Oberlin College and its illustrious 
African American alumni toward the establishment of a world and a 
nation based upon the principles of social and economic justice.
  We commend Oberlin College for its remarkable role in fostering 
higher education among African Americans and we encourage Oberlin's 
African American alumni to keep engaged with their alma mater to ensure 
that future generations will have educational access to develop the 
skills needed to address the complex challenges that face our people 
and our Nation in the days ahead.

                          ____________________