[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1864-E1865]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON THE DEDICATION OF 
                       ITS POTTSTOWN, PA, CAMPUS

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                            HON. JON D. FOX

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 28, 1996

  Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the board 
of trustees, president, faculty, Montgomery County Board of 
Commissioners Meel, Buckman, and Hoeffel and students on the occasion 
of the dedication of the Pottstown campus of the Montgomery County 
Community College.
  The Montgomery County Community College has long been known as the 
finest institution of its kind in the United States. The outstanding 
reputation of the college reflects the brilliance of the student body, 
the inspiration of the faculty, the dedication of the administration, 
and the enthusiastic support of the community.
  The Pottstown campus of the Montgomery County Community College will 
become the new hub of higher education, business expansion, cultural 
outreach, and job creation for the tricounty area.
  U.S. Representative Tim Holden joins me in this special salute to the 
Montgomery County Community College which is known as the crown jewel 
of the community college system in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  By adding a western campus for the college, many students, part and 
full time, will have the opportunity to obtain their college degree. 
Without the creation of this Pottstown campus, local residents, many of 
whom are raising their families and holding down several jobs at once, 
would not have been able to attend such a fine institution of higher 
learning.

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  The birth of the western campus of the Montgomery County Community 
College will, in part, be the sparkplug for a renaissance for Pottstown 
to achieve new heights. The mayor of Pottstown, borough council, 
borough manager, State representative Robert Reber, State senator James 
Gerlach, the Tri-County Chamber of Commerce, the Pottstown Mercury, 
Pottstown civic and fraternal groups, and the residents of Pottstown 
deserve a great deal of credit for putting Pottstown on top and helping 
to make the dream of the new college campus a reality.
  Finally, we applaud those who never stopped working toward our goal 
of establishing this great new college campus in Pottstown. Your 
perseverance inspired the entire community to work together for the 
greater good.

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