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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 210 

Honoring the accomplishments of Stephen Joel Trachtenberg as president 

of The George Washington University in Washington, DC, in recognition 

of his upcoming retirement in July 2007. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 17, 2007 

Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. ENZI, and Mr. INOUYE) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the accomplishments of Stephen Joel Trachtenberg 

as president of The George Washington University in 

Washington, DC, in recognition of his upcoming retirement in July 2007. 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg has served since 1988 as 

the 15th president of The George Washington University; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg served as the third 

president of the University of Hartford in Hartford, Connecticut, from 1977 to 1988; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, a native of Brooklyn, 

New York, was an accomplished author, scholar, and educator, and has earned the respect and admiration of his 

colleagues, peers, and students; 


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Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg earned a bachelor of 

arts degree from Columbia University in 1959, a juris 

doctor degree from Yale University in 1962, and a master of public administration degree from Harvard University in 1966; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was selected as a Winston Churchill Traveling Fellow for study in Oxford, 

England, in 1968; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was celebrated by the 

Connecticut Region of Hadassah with the Myrtle Wreath 

Award in 1982, was presented with The Mt. Scopus 

Award from Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1984, 

and received the Human Relations Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews in 1987; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was honored with the 

Distinguished Public Service Award from the Connecticut 

Bar Association in 1988, and was recognized by the 

Hartford branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for his contributions to the 

education of minority students; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg received the International Salute Award in honor of Martin Luther King, 

Jr. in 1992, and the Hannah G. Solomon Award from 

the National Council of Jewish Women; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was awarded the John 

Jay Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement in 

1995 by Columbia University, the Newcomen Society 

Award, and the Spirit of Democracy Award from the 

American Jewish Congress; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg received an honorary 

doctor of medicine degree from the Odessa State Medical 


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University in Ukraine in 1996, the Distinguished Service 

Award from the American Association of University Administrators, and the B’nai B’rith Humanitarian Award; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg received the Department 

of State Secretary’s Open Forum Distinguished Public 

Service Award in 1997, and the Grand Cross, the highest 

honor of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry; 

Whereas ‘‘Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Day’’ was declared by 

resolution of the Council of the District of Columbia on 

January 22, 1998, in honor of his commitments to minority students, scholarship programs, public school partnerships, and community service; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was honored by Boston 

University in 1999, where he previously served as a vice 

president and as an academic dean, with an honorary 

doctor of humane letters degree; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg received the Tree of Life 

Award from the Jewish National Fund; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was named a Washingtonian of the Year 2000 by Washingtonian Magazine, 

was decorated as a Grand Officier Du Wissam Al Alaoui 

by King Mohammed VI of Morocco in 2000, and was 

awarded the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight 

Grand Cross for Distinguished Service to Freemasonry 

and Humanity; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg received honorary doctor 

of laws degrees from Southern Connecticut State University, the University of New Haven, Mount Vernon College, and Richmond College in London; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was named a Fellow of 

the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was 


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awarded the Department of the Treasury’s Medal of 

Merit; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg received the Humanitarian Award from the Albert B. Sabin Institute, and the 

District of Columbia Business Leader of the Year Award 

from the District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg performed public service 

as an attorney with the Atomic Energy Commission, as 

an aide to former Indiana Representative John 

Brademas, and as a special assistant at the Department 

of Health, Education, and Welfare; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg authored ‘‘Reflections on 

Higher Education’’, published in 2002, ‘‘Thinking Out 

Loud’’, published in 1998, and ‘‘Speaking His Mind’’, 

published in 1994; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg serves on the boards of 

the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel and the 

International Association of University Presidents, and as 

a member of the Council on Foreign Relations; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, as president of The 

George Washington University, opened new buildings for 

the School of Business and the Elliott School of International Affairs and a new hospital, and added the 

Mount Vernon Campus, formerly the Mount Vernon College for Women, to the university; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, as president of The 

George Washington University, created 5 new schools, 

the School of Public Health and Health Services, the 

School of Public Policy and Public Administration, the 

College of Professional Studies, the Graduate School of 


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Political Management, and the School of Media and Public Affairs; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, as president of The 

George Washington University, ‘‘reinvented’’ the university’s position and positive reputation as Washington, 

DC’s center of scholarship; 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg will continue, after retiring as the third-longest-serving president of The George 

Washington University, as University Professor of Public 

Service and President Emeritus; and 

Whereas Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and his wife, Francine 

Zorn Trachtenberg, have 2 sons, Adam and Ben: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors and salutes the accomplishments of 

3 Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and recognizes his deeds 

4 throughout his 19 years of service as president of 

5 The George Washington University in Washington, 

6 DC; 

7 (2) recognizes the accomplishments and 

8 achievements of Stephen Joel Trachtenberg in high9 er education, as an author, as an attorney, and as 

10 a public official; and 

11 (3) based upon his service, extends its apprecia12 tion to Stephen Joel Trachtenberg in recognition of 

13 his retirement as president of The George Wash14 ington University. 

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