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“HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF DR. MURIEL A. HOWARD” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1504-E1505 on June 19, 2009.
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HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF DR. MURIEL A. HOWARD
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HON. BRIAN HIGGINS--
of new york
in the house of representatives
Friday, June 19, 2009
Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and honor Dr. Muriel A. Howard of Western New York. After serving as president of Buffalo State College for 13 years, Dr. Howard will leave to become the president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C. It is my privilege to highlight Dr. Muriel A. Howard as a woman whose extraordinary efforts as president of Buffalo State College have forever shaped and enhanced this fine institution in the 27th Congressional District.
Born in North Carolina, Dr. Howard was raised on a farm in Wilmington along with her five siblings. Dr. Howard learned at an early age the importance of hard work and social responsibility. Her parents and grandparents instilled the importance of education in their children. Dr. Howard always sat in the front row, excited and eager to learn. When her parents chose to move the family to Queens, education remained the top priority. Her mother drove her children to the best school in Queens.
Dr. Howard continued her education at City University of New York's Richmond College where she received a degree in sociology and a minor in education. Dr. Howard also has a master's degree in education from the University at Buffalo, and a doctorate of philosophy, in educational organization, administration, and policy from the University at Buffalo. At Harvard University, she earned a certificate in the Institute for Educational Management.
Accordingly, University at Buffalo presented Dr. Howard with leadership opportunities. She served as vice president of public service and urban affairs for 23 years, becoming the first woman to serve as vice president at SUNY Buffalo. Dr. Howard's distinction as one of Western New York's finest leaders led to the honor of being named the seventh president of Buffalo State College--the first woman president at the institution.
At Buffalo State College, Dr. Howard challenged the status quo and transformed it into a diversified college. The college is now known for its leadership in arts and culture because of the new $30 million Burchfield Penney Art Center that would not have been possible without her efforts.
Nationally, Dr. Howard has been a leader in education. She has been involved on a number of boards including: the American Council of Education; the Division III President's Council of the National Collegiate Athletics Association; the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Merchants Insurance Company, Farm Credit Services of Western New York, and the Fleet Bank Community Relations Advisory Board.
Dr. Howard also has served the great state of New York through many organizations such as the New York State Department of Education Commissioner's Council on Higher Education, the New York State Blue Ribbon Commission on Youth Leadership and the State University of New York Advisory Council on Teacher Education to name a few.
Her unrelenting devotion and selfless service will be missed at Buffalo State College and in the Western New York community. On behalf of the Western New York Community, I thank Dr. Muriel A. Howard for her friendship, and for her service to Western New York and Buffalo State College. I congratulate Dr. Howard on this most recent achievement and wish her the best of success as she assumes the role of president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C. I look forward to continuing the partnership we've formed and with gratitude and admiration, I ask all Members of Congress to join me in honoring an extraordinary woman of New York's 27th Congressional District, Dr. Muriel A. Howard.
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