[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6583]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING DR. SHIRLEY TILGHMAN

  (Mr. LANCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Shirley Tilghman 
for her distinguished service as the 19th president of Princeton 
University.
  Dr. Tilghman will step down this spring following 12 years of 
exceptional leadership. As the first woman to serve as president of 
Princeton, she is a role model for the campus community and young women 
and men across the country and throughout the world.
  During her tenure, Dr. Tilghman, a molecular biologist, set in motion 
a number of significant initiatives. Princeton increased its financial 
aid offerings significantly, raising the percentage of students who 
receive aid and making Princeton's program one of the most generous in 
the country.
  Dr. Tilghman has also worked diligently to bolster the university's 
academic offerings, overseeing the creation of the Lewis Center for the 
Arts, the Center for African American Studies, the Princeton 
Neuroscience Institute, and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the 
Environment.
  As a proud Princeton alumnus, it is an honor to recognize Dr. 
Tilghman today. May the university continue to be guided by Woodrow 
Wilson's 1896 words, true also of President Tilghman's labors: 
``Princeton in the Nation's service,'' and now expanded to include in 
the service of all nations.
  Our congratulations to Dr. Shirley Tilghman.

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