[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7650]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATING SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY ON ITS CENTENNIAL 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 23, 2011

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize Southern Methodist University (SMU) on the occasion of their 
Centennial Celebration. I am a proud alumnus of SMU, and look forward 
to their four-year celebration to commemorate this anniversary.
  SMU has made amazing strides over the past century, rising from a 
small rural college to an internationally renowned university. From its 
founding in 1911 till today, SMU has graduated more than 100,000 
alumni. The outstanding achievement and leadership of those alumni 
serves as a testament to SMU's tradition of success. With seven 
different schools, SMU ranks as one of the best universities in the 
Nation. The Cox School of Business is routinely ranked in the top 25 
business schools in the United States. In addition to twelve alumni who 
are past and present Members of the U.S. Congress, SMU has graduated 
such notable individuals as: John Tyson, CEO of Tyson Foods; former-
First Lady, Laura Bush; Lamar Hunt, founder of the American Football 
League; Harriet Miers, former-White House Counsel and Supreme Court 
nominee; James Cronin, Nobel Prize winning physicist; Mary Ellen Weber, 
NASA astronaut; and Karen Hughes, former Under Secretary of State.
  For these well-know alumni, myself, and thousands of former and 
current students, SMU holds a special place in our hearts. There is a 
strong sense of pride amongst the SMU community, and the values we 
learned in school have stayed with us throughout our lives. We were and 
always will be SMU Mustangs.
  With an eye towards the next generation, SMU is not only celebrating 
the past, but planning for the future. This Centennial Celebration will 
serve as a time to ensure the next hundred years are even more 
successful than the first one hundred.
  I congratulate SMU, its faculty, staff, supporters and alumni on this 
monumental occasion. I look forward to continued involvement with SMU, 
and hope we can work together to ensure outstanding achievement for the 
University in the years to come.

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