[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14893-14894]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         PRESIDENT PETER J. FOS

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                        HON. CEDRIC L. RICHMOND

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2012

  Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the continued 
achievements of President Peter J. Fos, a native of my hometown of New 
Orleans, Louisiana. Today, I wish to congratulate President Fos on his 
appointment as the sixth leader and the first President in the history 
of the University of New Orleans in January 2012. President Fos is a 
proud graduate of the University of New Orleans with experience as an 
administrator and faculty member. President Fos boasts a proven record 
of conducting research, fundraising, developing collaborative 
relationships with other academic institutions, and implementing 
institutional effectiveness and student success programs.
  President Fos previously spent three years as the Provost and the 
Executive Vice President of the University of Texas at Tyler where he 
oversaw five academic colleges, the graduate school, the Robert R. 
Muntz Library, as well as the Palestine and Longview campuses. 
President Fos held the Sam A. Lindsey Endowed Chair, which is awarded 
to a recognized scholar in an academic discipline that is of strategic 
importance to the university. Prior to that, President Fos served as 
dean of the College of Health at The University of Southern Mississippi 
for four years. Before his tenure at Southern Miss, President Fos also 
held the position of chief science officer at the Mississippi State 
Department of Health.
  President Fos has received numerous honors and awards since beginning 
his academic career. In addition, President Fos has published more than 
50 peer-reviewed papers, technical reports, white papers and book 
chapters in the areas of healthcare decision analysis, environmental 
health, data mining, neural networks, health services research, and 
managerial epidemiology. He is an author and has presented more than 50 
papers and abstracts at international, national, regional and local 
conferences.
  President Fos received his undergraduate degree in biological 
sciences at the University of New Orleans, a doctor of dental surgery 
at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, and a master 
of public health and doctor of philosophy in health care decision 
analysis at Tulane University. I hold President Fos in the highest 
regard for his dedication to family, friends, colleagues, and his 
community. President Fos represents the best of what New Orleans has to 
offer and is an example of the very best in our educational community.

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His commitment to the city and its future brings hope and promise to 
ensuring that New Orleans remains one of the most empowered and unique 
places in the world.
  I wish to congratulate President Peter J. Fos and his wife Lori on 
his recent Investiture as the sixth leader and first President of 
University of New Orleans.

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