i'm delighted to rise with my colleague, saxby chambliss and pay tribute to my friend dr. bruce gruby. a lot of times we stand on the floor and say my friend when it is a passing statement. it's not for me. i met dr. gruby in 1999 when he was named the 11th president of georgia southern university and i was with him at commencement last year. he is a great leader in education in our state, and he will be missed. but he is both remembered and revered. there are three reasons i'd like to talk about in his distinguished career. number one, he did what is most important for college presidents to do. he raised the endowment of the university in a decade. in fact,