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| CREC-2000-12-15-pt1-PgE2199-3 | 2000-12-15 | 106 | 2 | TRIBUTE TO FATHER JAMES E. HOFF | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | TRIBUTETO | E2199 | E2200 | [{"name": "Rob Portman", "role": "speaking"}] | 146 Cong. Rec. E2199 | Congressional Record, Volume 146 Issue 155 (Friday, December 15, 2000) [Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 155 (Friday, December 15, 2000)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E2199-E2200] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO FATHER JAMES E. HOFF ______ HON. ROB PORTMAN of ohio in the house of representatives Friday, December 15, 2000 Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Father James Hoff, a friend, educator and community leader, who will step down from his service as President of Xavier University on December 31, 2000. Over the past ten years, Father Hoff has led Xavier to great new heights. In 1992, he began Xavier 2000 which led to the Century Campaign, the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the school's history, raising the endowment from $24 million to $89 million. He has also significantly strengthened the university's curriculum, advanced the quality of its faculty and created a more unified, attractive campus. Perhaps most telling of Father Hoff's work is the success of Xavier's students. In the 1990's, the average high-school grade-point average of its incoming students rose from 2.9 to 3.49 for the current class. And, in 1998, the school ranked first in the nation for student-athlete graduation rates (100 percent). In 1995, Xavier was recognized for the first time by U.S. News and World Report as one of ``America's Best Colleges,'' placing fifteenth among Midwest schools. In its 2001 ranking, Xavier climbed to seventh among regional institutions in the Midwest. Xavier has also received recognition from Money magazine and the John Templeton Honor Roll. Although Father Hoff surely deserves much of the credit, he is modest and quick to recognize Xavier's faculty and staff, Board of Trustees, administration and students--all of whom have helped to raise the level of excellence at the school. He says his greatest accomplishment during his tenure is defining the school's mission: ``to [[Page E2200]] prepare students intellectually, morally and spiritually to take their places in a rapidly changing global society and to work for the betterment of that society.'' He certainly has done that, and all of us in the Cincinnati area thank him for his vision and goodwill. We look forward to his continued leadership in our area. ____________________ |