[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7276]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO STANLEY F. BATTLE

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 2008

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Stanley F. 
Battle, who on July 1, 2007, assumed the position of chancellor of 
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
  A native of Springfield, Massachusetts, Dr. Battle majored in 
sociology at Springfield College, graduating in 1973. After completing 
a master's degree in social work from the University of Connecticut in 
1975, he earned a master's degree in public health (1979) and a 
doctorate in social welfare policy (1980) from the University of 
Pittsburgh. He later completed the Institute for Educational Management 
at Harvard University and the Millennium Leadership Institute of the 
American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
  Dr. Battle began his academic career at the University of Minnesota 
in 1980, serving as an assistant professor in the School of Social Work 
with an adjunct appointment in the School of Public Health. Four years 
later, he moved to Boston University, holding joint appointments in the 
Schools of Social Work and Public Health. He was named a professor in 
the University of Connecticut School of Social Work in 1987, where he 
was promoted to associate dean for research and development in 1991.
  In 1993, Battle was recruited to Eastern Connecticut State University 
as associate vice president for academic affairs. Five years later, he 
joined the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as the Sullivan-Spaights 
Distinguished Professor in UWM's School of Social Welfare and 
Education. In that role, he established scholarships, a summer research 
institute focused on issues pertaining to adolescent fathers, and a 
mentoring institute for adolescent African American males. In 2000, he 
was promoted to vice chancellor of student and multicultural affairs at 
UMW, a post he held until being named president of Coppin State in 
2003.
  Throughout his career, Dr. Battle has remained committed to scholarly 
endeavor, community involvement and collaboration. Battle has numerous 
awards and honors and is an accomplished teacher, researcher, and 
speaker. He is also the author or co-author of 11 books and more than 
60 articles and book chapters, primarily focusing on social issues 
involving the African American community.
  Battle and his wife, Judith Lynn Rozie-Battle, an attorney, have one 
daughter, Ashley Lynn, a graduate of Mount Holyoke College who is now 
pursuing a master's degree from the Columbia School of Journalism.

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