[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1399-E1400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       TRIBUTE TO DR. LEO CORBIE AND DR. CAROLYN GRUBBS WILLIAMS

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 30, 1996

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dr. Leo 
Corbie for his dedicated service as acting president of Bronx Community 
College. I will also like to honor Dr. Carolyn Grubbs Williams, who is 
succeeding Dr. Corbie as president of Bronx Community College.
  Dr. Corbie was born in New York City. He moved to the Bronx after 
spending his early childhood in Harlem. He received a bachelor

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of arts from Central State College and then went on to earn a master's 
degree in social work from Fordham University and a doctoral degree in 
social welfare policy and planning from Columbia University.
  Dr. Corbie joined The City University of New York in 1969 as a 
counselor in the Seek program at Lehman college and became director of 
the program that same year. The Seek program provides financial and 
academic assistance to students in need. Dr. Corbie has served as the 
vice chancellor for student affairs for the City University, from 1981 
to 1991.
  In June 1993, Dr. Corbie was named acting president of the Bronx 
Community College. He took over the college at a time of instability 
and uncertainty. Through his leadership and dedication, Dr. Corbie 
managed to continue the Bronx Community College tradition of excellence 
and educational opportunity for all who seek to improve themselves.
  Today, Bronx Community College welcomes their new president, Dr. 
Carolyn Grubbs Williams. Dr. Williams has been president of Los Angeles 
Southwest College of the Los Angeles Community College district since 
1992. In her first year, she eliminated a budget deficit of $1.6 
million and increased student enrollment by 9 percent. She was able to 
obtain funding and State approval for three major construction 
projects.
  Dr. Williams earned her bachelor's degree in sociology, mater's 
degree in urban planning/social planning and her doctoral degree in 
higher education from Wayne State University in Detroit.
  Dr. Williams leadership has shaped Los Angeles Southwest Community 
College into an outstanding institution. Her outstanding record has 
earned her numerous accolades and has been elected to the board of 
directors of the American Association of Community Colleges and the 
AACC's National Council on Black American Affairs.
  Bronx Community College has benefited from the expertise and 
outstanding record of Dr. Corbie, and will surely continue to prosper 
under President Williams. Mr. Speaker I ask my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing Dr. Leo Corbie and Dr. Carolyn Grubbs Williams for their 
commitment to the advancement of higher education.

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