[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 19528-19529]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. MURPHY

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                           HON. GARRET GRAVES

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 2017

  Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend a 
heartfelt thank you to Dr. Bruce Murphy for his service as president of 
Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Dr. Murphy has spent 
his career investing in higher education and has tirelessly served as 
Nicholls' fifth president over the last four years. Throughout his 
tenure, many universities across the country struggled to attract and 
retain students, but Nicholls' actually increased enrollment four 
consecutive semesters. I am most impressed by his efforts to prepare 
students at Nicholls University for successful integration into the 
real world that awaits upon graduation. The school's partnership with 
Fletcher Community College, for example, has resulted in significant 
progress in

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workforce development. Aside from his service as president of Nicholls 
State University, both President Murphy and his wife, Jeanne Murphy, 
are retired from the U.S. Army, having earned the rank of lieutenant 
colonel and colonel, respectively. Dr. and Mrs Murphy generously served 
on our military academy review board. I am proud that they devoted time 
in their busy lives to play an active role in the recruitment of young 
Louisiana leaders to our nation's military service academies. Thank you 
Dr. Murphy for your commitment to excellence at Nicholls, your service 
to the state of Louisiana, and your service to our nation. My sincerest 
congratulations on an incredible career and your time served as 
Nicholls' president.

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