[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14808]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. HARRIS PASTIDES

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, the Board of 
Trustees of the University of South Carolina unanimously selected Dr. 
Harris Pastides as the 28th president of the university since 1801. 
Prior to his being selected as president of USC, Dr. Pastides had been 
Vice President for Research and Health Sciences. His appointment 
completes a long and thorough selection process chaired by Trustee 
Miles Loadholt of Barnwell, and I commend the university on their 
extraordinary work in choosing a strong and capable individual to lead 
the university.
  As an alumnus of USC law school, I cherish the relationship the 
university continues to form with the South Carolina community, and its 
national leadership in areas of research and discovery; most notably, 
the university's research in biomedical technology, as well as fuel 
cell and hydrogen technology. I welcome Dr. Pastides' and his wife 
Patricia's dedication to these goals.
  I wish to thank Dr. Andrew Sorensen and his wife, Donna, for their 
remarkable leadership of the university for the past 6 years.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th.

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