[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 51 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
[Senate]
[Page S]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO JAMES M. POLLOCK

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I rise today to honor James M. Pollock, 
the fourth president of Green Mountain College in Poultney, VT, who is 
retiring at the end of June following a long and distinguished career 
in higher education spanning 34 years.
  President Pollock is retiring after serving Green Mountain College 
for 17 years. During his tenure, the college has seen tremendous change 
and expansion. It has made a successful transition from a 2-year 
women's college to a 4-year coeducational college and the enrollment 
has almost doubled. Dr. Pollock is credited with restructuring the 
college's curriculum, reorganizing the co-curricular program, 
developing the Summer Conference Program, developing a comprehensive 
strategic plan, enhancing community relations and strengthening the 
administrative base of the college.
  Dr. Pollock received his Bachelor of Science degree from Springfield 
College in Springfield, MA, in 1957 and received a Doctor of Education 
from Boston University in 1982. President Pollock was an instructor of 
biology at Springfield College from 1960 to 1963. He was the director 
of biological science at Vermont College from 1963 to 1971. He was the 
assistant dean of faculty at Vermont College until 1972. In 1972 he 
became the dean of academic affairs at Lasell Junior College and served 
that institution until 1977 when he became president of Green Mountain 
College.
  President Pollock has served on several boards related to higher 
education. He is past president of the Vermont Higher Education Council 
and the past president of the Association of Vermont Independent 
Colleges. He is a charter member and director of AVIC Pooling Inc., 
past president of the Vermont Foundation of Independent Colleges, and a 
former board member of the Vermont Student Assistant Corp.
  President Pollock is a member of the board of Green Mountain Bank and 
was recently named to the board of the Rutland Regional Medical Center. 
He served as a selectman in Poultney, and a member of PRIDE--Poultney 
Revitalizes Itself, Dreams Envisioned--and a member of the Poutlney 
Development Corp.
  Dr. Pollock is noted for his open door policy for students, faculty, 
and staff. He is admired by all members of the college community for 
his many contributions. His work will be greatly missed by Green 
Mountain College, Poultney, and the entire State of Vermont.

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