[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6913-6914]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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               TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL HARTER, PH.D., M.S. ED.

 Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize Dr. 
Michael Harter, senior provost and chief executive officer of Touro 
University's Western Division. After more than three decades of 
dedication to excellence in higher education, Dr. Harter is retiring. 
My home State of Nevada has benefited tremendously from Dr. Harter's 
contributions as a researcher, educator and advocate. As he enters 
retirement, Dr. Harter leaves an inspiring legacy of leadership that 
will be long felt in the lives and careers of the countless medical 
professionals he helped to educate.
  Since 2004, Dr. Michael Harter has shown exceptional commitment as 
the administrative and academic head of Touro University's Western 
Division, including its Nevada campus. He not only helped to establish 
Touro University Nevada, but his leadership and vision has also 
contributed to Touro's development as one of the fastest growing 
medical schools in the region. Despite significant challenges 
associated with rising costs and a difficult economic climate, Dr. 
Harter has shown remarkable perseverance and commitment, and he has 
enhanced Touro University's reputation as an institution.
  Prior to his tenure at Touro University, Dr. Harter served as vice 
dean of the University of Nevada School of Medicine, and he was also 
the founding executive director of Family Development Programs, Inc. of 
Ohio. In addition to his educational experience, Dr. Harter has served 
Nevada's medical

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profession and health care community as a passionate and dedicated 
advocate, and has received numerous recognitions and awards for his 
service. The Nevada State legislature recently recognized Dr. Harter 
for his ``dedication and contributions to the elevation of the 
educational system in Nevada to the highest caliber.''
  I want to acknowledge and thank Dr. Michael Harter for his many years 
of dedicated service as an educator, researcher, administrator, and 
community advocate. I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating 
Dr. Harter on his retirement, and in wishing him many successful and 
fulfilling years to come.

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