[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11156-11157]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO DR. CAROL CARTWRIGHT

 Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, today I pay tribute to a 
distinguished leader in the field of higher education, Dr. Carol 
Cartwright, president of Kent State University in Ohio. Dr. Cartwright 
is stepping down after 15 years of valuable service in her role as 
president.
  Dr. Cartwright is a visionary, who oversaw significant growth at Kent

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State during her tenure as president. She provided guidance as Kent 
State dramatically increased enrollment, research development, and 
community outreach. Dr. Cartwright has left a lasting impression on 
higher education in Ohio, and I thank her for her commitment, drive, 
and optimistic spirit. She has served as an inspiration to both her 
students and her peers.
  Not only has Dr. Cartwright provided outstanding leadership during a 
time of change at Kent State, but she also has worked to expand the 
institution's relationship with the surrounding community. For example, 
she helped establish a meaningful partnership between Kent State and 
the Oak Clinic for Multiple Sclerosis in Green to help discover why 
multiple sclerosis, MS, which typically strikes during the early adult 
years, is four times more prevalent in northeast Ohio than anywhere 
else in the world. Dr. Cartwright's dedication to Kent State's research 
facilities and equipment improvements allowed for this collaboration 
and will help people in the region receive treatment, regardless of 
income. Physicians and researchers will be able to work toward a better 
understanding of MS, the development of new treatments, and the 
ultimate goal of finding a cure.
  Dr. Cartwright's commitment to the community led her to focus on 
improving the quality of education for children well before the 
commencement of their college years. Kent State has become a national 
center for research on the use of technologies for teaching and 
learning. The College and Graduate School of Education is home to the 
Research Center for Educational Technology, which opened in 1999. The 
center provides a network for university researchers and K-16 educators 
who are working to understand the impact of technology on teaching and 
learning.
  These are but a few examples of the years of work that Dr. Cartwright 
has contributed to Kent State University and the entire State of Ohio. 
In a recent interview in Crain's Cleveland Business: On the Web, Dr. 
Cartwright said, ``I'm driven by the opportunity to make a difference. 
In the end, I will be honored if--in their own way, building on their 
own example, or their own experience--people will say `she made a 
difference for Kent State.'''
  Indeed, Dr. Cartwright has made a significant difference to Kent 
State University and thousands of students. I thank her for her vision 
and dedication to students, faculty, community members, and all those 
individuals who have been or will someday be positively affected by her 
work.

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