Recognizing President Dr. Mary Hinton

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Mr. EMMER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to thank President Dr. Mary Hinton for her service to the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph. Dr. Hinton served as President of the college since 2014 and will shortly assume a new role as the 13th President of Hollins University in Virginia.

Prior to her work at the College of St. Benedict, President Hinton was a visiting faculty member for the University of Pennsylvania and Vice President for Planning and Assessment at Mount St. Mary College.

President Hinton has built her career around leading and inspiring young women. During her time at St. Ben's, which enrolls 1,700 undergraduate women, she helped raise $100 million in funding and implemented $43 million in campus updates, providing our community with premier facilities for teaching, learning, and promoting women's leadership.

My staff and I have greatly enjoyed working with President Hinton over the past six years, and we are grateful for her work on behalf of her students and our community.

We were especially grateful to have her as a panelist on my first ever Young Women's Leadership Program in 2015. She shared her time and insights with young women from Minnesota's Sixth District and inspired us all.

Congratulations to President Hinton on this exciting new role. I thank her for all she has done for our community. Minnesota will miss her.

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