[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10953]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING DR. CHARLES RUCH

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                     HON. STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN

                            of south dakota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 22, 2008

  Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN. Madam Speaker, I want to take this opportunity 
to thank Dr. Charles Ruch for his nearly 5 years of service to the 
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, South 
Dakota. Dr. Ruch was installed as the school's seventeenth president on 
July 1, 2003. During his tenure at the School of Mines, Dr. Ruch led 
the institution in strengthening the undergraduate curriculum to ensure 
that students graduate with exceptional scientific training and real 
world skills. Dr. Ruch worked to improve and expand graduate programs 
and thereby increased the research activities taking place at the 
School of Mines. I appreciate Dr. Ruch's commitment to working closely 
with the Rapid City community, the state government and Board of 
Regents, the Congressional delegation, and other partners to enhance 
the reputation of the School of Mines as a teaching and research center 
of excellence.
  I send best wishes and congratulations to Dr. Ruch on the occasion of 
his retirement.

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