[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 59 (Friday, May 10, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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 HONORING GEORGE HERRING, ED.D., RETIRING AFTER 32 YEARS OF SERVICE TO 
                 THE PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 9, 2002

  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. George Herring for 
his outstanding educational leadership and his many contributions to 
the Peralta Community College District.
  Dr. Herring received his Bachelor of Science degree in Social Science 
from Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi and his Masters 
in Public Administration from University of California at Berkeley.
  Dr. Herring came to the Peralta Community College District in 1970 as 
Director of the Ford Project, a program to assist under-represented 
students seeking to transfer to four year colleges, at Oakland's 
Merritt College. He went on to serve as Assistant Dean of Student 
Services at Merritt and was quickly promoted to Dean of Administration 
and Development.
  While serving as Dean of Administration and Student Services at 
Merritt College, Dr. Herring concurrently acted as Dean of Student 
Services at Laney College, also located in Oakland, California and 
later went on to become the President of the College of Alameda in 
1995, serving that institution for more than five years before 
accepting his position as Peralta's Senior Vice Chancellor.
  While always busy with district and college affairs, Dr. Herring 
found the time to be active on numerous boards and commissions. He was 
President of the Northern California Research Group for three years, 
served three terms as the President of the Board of the YMCA of the 
East Bay, and is past President of the Western Regional Council on 
Black American Affairs.
  Not only is Dr. Herring an active member of the community of higher 
education, he is also a current member of the California Community 
Colleges Commission on Athletics. Dr. Herring has won several National 
American Tennis Association championships and spends a great deal of 
his spare time teaching youth tennis and coaching little league 
baseball.
  Mr. Speaker, as Dr. Herring leaves behind a long and rich history at 
the Peralta Community College District, I ask that Congress join me in 
expressing thanks to him for thirty-two years of exemplary service. I 
extend my best wishes to him as he begins his well-earned retirement 
and opens a new chapter of his life.

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