[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 49 (Friday, April 26, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING DR. VERNON O. CRAWLEY ON TEN YEARS OF SERVICE AS PRESIDENT OF 
                    MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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                           HON. JUDY BIGGERT

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 25, 2002

  Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Vernon O. 
Crawley for ten years of service as president of Moraine Valley 
Community College. Since 1991, Dr. Crawley has given his extraordinary 
talents and leadership to the students and faculty of Moraine Valley as 
well as to the people of the 13th Congressional District of Illinois. 
While ten years is a short amount of time, his contributions to the 
reputation of Moraine Valley Community College have been astonishing.
  Under Dr. Crawley's distinguished leadership, Moraine Valley has 
grown by leaps and bounds. Internet based courses, an Associate of Fine 
Arts degree, and new campuses in Blue Island and Summit, Illinois, are 
just a sampling of the extensive growth Moraine Valley has experienced 
during his tenure. These new features have paid dividends with a 
continuing increase in enrollment--14,131 new students for the spring 
semester of 2002 alone. Under Dr. Crawley's watch, Moraine Valley was 
chosen as one of 12 Vanguard Colleges of Learning in North America.
  Mr. Speaker, given the renewed commitment President Bush and Congress 
have made to the education of our youth, it is clear that positive role 
models are more important now than ever. Dr. Crawley embodies the 
values we as a nation applaud in our educators, and he serves as an 
excellent example to the students of Moraine Valley. I know that 
Moraine Valley Community College is a better institution for his 
leadership and I join with the students, faculty, and community in 
congratulating him on ten successful years of service.

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