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“ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S2116 on Feb. 10, 2003.
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ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
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RECOGNIZING DR. WILLIAM R. HARVEY
Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, today I recognize Dr. William R. Harvey as he celebrates his 25th year as the President of Hampton University.
A native of Brewton, AL, he is a graduate of Southern Normal High School and Talladega College. After graduating from Talladega College, Dr. Harvey served 3 years on active duty with the United States Army. During that time, he served in Europe and the United States. He is currently a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve. He earned his doctorate in college administration from Harvard University in 1972. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as administrative vice president at Tuskegee University; administrative assistant to the president of Fisk University; and as assistant for governmental affairs to the dean of the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University.
President of Hampton University since 1978, Dr. William R. Harvey has introduced innovations that have solidified Hampton University's stellar position among the Nation's colleges and universities. His innovative leadership is reflected in the growth and quality of the University's students, academic programs, physical facilities and financial base. During Dr. Harvey's tenure as President, the student enrollment at Hampton University has increased from approximately 2,700 students to over 6,000. Moreover, the SAT scores of entering freshmen have increased approximately 300 points. His commitment to expansion and innovation in academic programs has resulted in 45 new academic programs. These new programs, together with existing ones, have placed and kept Hampton on the cutting edge of higher education.
Dr. Harvey has long been active on the national scene as a result of his appointments to national boards by four United States presidents. He has served on the President's National Advisory Council on Elementary and Secondary Education, the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Service, the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, the Commission on Presidential Scholars, the President's Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges, and the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Economic Development Advisory Board. Currently, Dr. Harvey serves as a board member of the First Union National Bank
(Mid-Atlantic Division--South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland); Newport News Shipbuilding, Inc., and Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia.
His achievements have been recognized through inclusion in Personalities of the South, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Who's Who in Black America, Who's Who in American Education, International Who's Who of Intellectuals, Two Thousand Notable Americans, Who's Who in Business and Finance, and Who's Who in America.
I congratulate Dr. Harvey on his accomplishments and wish him continued success.
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