Political Quotes

“I rise today to honor Robert Jones, the chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, who is stepping down to take on a new role as president of the University of Washington. I also congratulate Dr. Charles Lee Isbell, Jr., who has been appointed as the new chancellor. As a proud alumna of the University of Illinois, I have sincerely enjoyed working with Chancellor Jones during my time in Congress. A crop physiologist by trade, Chancellor Jones made history in 2016 when he became UIUC's first Black chancellor. Throughout his tenure, Chancellor Jones helped launch a new program to provide free tuition to low-income students, oversaw the start of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, and grew the university's profile as one of America's top research institutions. He has partnered with the JJK Foundation in east St. Louis on their new Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition Innovation Center. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chancellor Jones for his dedicated leadership. I wish him all the best.”