March 29, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E487 from his professional job, he will continue to Sciences, and a member of the Council on THE HONORABLE REV. CALVIN C. work very hard on behalf of his community. Foreign Relations, the American Philosophical TURPIN His work has not gone without recognition. Society, and the Committee for Economic De- He has received the Black Achievers in Indus- velopment. HON. SAM FARR try Award for the Harlem YMCA, the Man of OF CALIFORNIA Mr. Speaker, as Harvard’s last president of the Year Award from the Brooklyn Branch of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the 20th century, Neil Rudenstine has many the NAACP, and a Melvin Jones Fellowship Thursday, March 29, 2001 from the Lions Club. accomplishments that will sustain Harvard’s Mr. Speaker, Douglas X. Alexander has academic leadership as the university moves Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, not been a role model for youth, a community into the new millennium. He oversaw the es- long ago a most impressive man gave the in- vocation to the House. On March 14, The leader and a business leader who firmly be- tablishment of the Center for Public Leader- lieves that if he can help someone along life’s Reverend Calvin Turpin opened our session ship at the Kennedy School of Government with a prayer of humility and spiritualism. Dr. way then his living shall not be in vain. As and the creation of the Barker Center for the such, he is more than worthy of receiving our Turpin comes from my district from the city of Humanities. Under his guidance, the university Hollister. recognition today, and I hope that all of my began a new doctoral program aimed at the On that morning I had the pleasure of intro- colleagues will join me in honoring this truly ducing to you and our other colleagues Dr. outstanding man. intersection of business management and in- formation technology. The medical facility has Turpin and I inserted into the RECORD some of f made great strides in cancer research and a his personal backgroup. But I wanted to ex- RETIREMENT OF NEIL L. new Harvard Biomedical Community has facili- pand on that information so you could all be aware of the contributions of Dr. Turpin, not RUDENSTINE, PRESIDENT OF tated collaboration with industry on important HARVARD UNIVERSITY only to this body, but to persons across the research in that field. United States. HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO Neil Rudenstine also understood that a uni- Mr. Speaker, I submit Dr. Turpin’s biography versity will not achieve greatness if its doors to be reprinted for the House. OF MASSACHUSETTS are only open to the few. Just as our country BIOGRAPHY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gains its great strength from the contributions GENERAL Thursday, March 29, 2001 of our hard working and diverse people, a uni- Name: Calvin C. Turpin Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, I join with my versity’s greatness depends upon giving edu- Address: 188 Elm Drive, Hollister, CA 95023 Massachusetts colleagues—JOHN JOSEPH Phone: (831) 637–6362 cational opportunities to a wide variety of peo- Birth: November 8, 1924 (Granite City, Illi- MOAKLEY, EDWARD J. MARKEY, RICHARD NEAL, ple. He expanded opportunities for Harvard nois) BARNEY FRANK, JOHN OLVER, JAMES P. undergraduates by increasing the financial aid Married: Eudell Coody MCGOVERN, MARTY MEEHAN, JOHN F. TIERNEY, budget by $8.3 million. This initiative has Children: Susan Turpin Jones, 1956; John and WILLIAM DELAHUNT—in honoring Neil L. meant that students on financial aid can finish Thomas Turpin, 1958 Rudenstine on his retirement as the twenty- Hobbies: Camping, Reading, Authentic Cow- sixth President of Harvard University in Cam- school with less debt so that they can con- boy Cooking bridge, Massachusetts. Harvard, founded in centrate on their educations instead of wor- EDUCATION 1636, is the oldest university in the United rying about how they will pay for it. He also B.A.—Baylor University, 1949 States and one of the premier academic insti- expanded Harvard Law School’s Low Income B.D.—Southern Baptist Theological Semi- tutions in the world. Many of Harvard’s distin- Protection Plan so that law students can pur- nary, 1955 guished graduates have become leading pub- sue the law-related career of their choice re- M.A.—Baylor University, 1952 M.R.E.—Southern Baptist Theological Semi- lic servants throughout our nation’s history, in- gardless of salary. cluding seven Presidents, as well as many nary, 1958 M.A.(L.S.)—Vanderbilt University (Peabody members of the United States House and Under his leadership, not only has Harvard maintained its standing as one of the premier College), 1962 Senate. M.Div.—Southern Baptist Theological Semi- Neil Rudenstine began his service as Presi- universities of the world, but Mr. Rudenstine nary, 1975 dent of Harvard in 1991. He brought to the saw to it that Harvard was also a good neigh- S.T.D.—Golden Gate Baptist Theological post the benefit of a distinguished career both bor to the community around it. Through his Seminary, 1967 (Doctor of Science in The- in and out of academe. Prior to becoming Har- leadership, Harvard launched a $21 million af- ology) vard’s President, Mr. Rudenstine served three fordable housing program in the Cambridge Other Education years as Executive Vice President of the An- area. The University created more than 700 University of Arkansas, 1945–47 (Law, Busi- drew W. Mellon Foundation. Before that, he ness) new jobs in Greater Boston and achieved the Texas Tech University, 1950 (Graduate Study was a Professor of English at Princeton Uni- largest operating surplus in Harvard’s his- versity, his undergraduate alma mater, a in History) tory—$120 million—during President Vanderbilt University Divinity School, 1955– member of the Class of 1956. While at Prince- 56 (Ph.D Study) ton, Mr. Rudenstine held a series of adminis- Rudenstine’s tenure. In addition, he led Har- vard’s most successful endowment campaign, Judson College (Computer Science, History) trative posts, including Dean of Students San Bernardino State University (Special (1968–72), Dean of the College (1972–77), raising an unprecedented $2.6 billion. Study) and Provost (1977–88). Mr. Speaker, President Rudenstine will visit PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE He is a renowned scholar of Renaissance Washington on April 22, 2001 for his last offi- Ordained Southern Baptist Minister literature, having published works on the po- cial journey from Cambridge to appear before Minister of Churches: California, Texas, Ken- etic development of Sir Phillip Sidney and he Washington-area alumni and friends prior to tucky, Tennessee is the co-editor of English Poetic Satire: Wyatt Jacksonville College, 1950–52 (Professor of his retirement on June 30, 2001. The mem- to Byron. His academic achievements are History, English, Greek) quite notable. He was a Rhodes Scholar, re- bers of the Massachusetts delegation in the Belmont College, 1955–56 (Professor of Reli- gion) ceiving a second bachelor’s degree and a House of Representatives wish to express our deep appreciation for the contributions of Neil Austin-Peay State University, 1956–57 (Pro- master’s degree while studying at New Col- fessor of Bible) lege at Oxford University. In 1964, Mr. Rudenstine to higher education, for the spirit Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Rudenstine earned his Ph.D in English from of public service which characterized his dec- 1961–66 (Assoc. Librarian, Acting Librar- Harvard. While there, he served as an instruc- ade as Harvard’s president, his many years of ian, Instructor: Old Testament, Re- tor and then an assistant professor in the De- academic leadership in other universities, and search) partment of English and American Literature for the grace and elegance that he brought to Graduate Theological Union, 1965 (Library and Language before leaving for Princeton in Consultant) all he has done. We wish him well in every fu- Minot State University, 1966–67 (Director of 1968. Mr. Rudenstine is an honorary fellow of ture endeavor, anticipating the continuing ben- Libraries, Prof. of Library Science) New College, Oxford, and Emmanuel College, efit of his thoughtful expertise to American Judson College, 1967–70 (Director of the Li- Cambridge University, as well as Provost higher education. brary, Prof. of Religion and Library Emeritus of Princeton University. He is also a Science, Chairman: Dept of Library Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science)
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