[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13945]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING DR. VICKI RUIZ

  (Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition 
of Dr. Vicki Ruiz, a distinguished professor of history and Chicano/
Latino studies at the University of California, Irvine.
  Dr. Ruiz is also the president of the American Historical 
Association, and was most recently named a recipient of the 2014 
National Humanities Medal. The National Humanities Medal is awarded to 
those who have deepened the country's understanding of humanities and 
broadened citizens' engagement with history, literature, languages, and 
philosophy.
  This afternoon, Dr. Ruiz will be one of only 10 honorees from top 
universities to receive this prestigious award from President Obama. In 
fact, Dr. Ruiz is the first faculty member of UCI to receive the 
National Humanities Medal.
  As the first in her family to earn an advanced degree, Dr. Ruiz began 
her work at UCI in 2001. In 2008, she was named Dean of Humanities, and 
currently chairs the Department of Chicano/Latino Studies in the School 
of Social Sciences.
  Please join me in recognizing Dr. Ruiz as she receives this 
prestigious award today at the White House.

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