[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 56 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E704]
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                          HONORING MIKE DAVIS

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 8, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize Mike Davis of Pueblo, Colorado. As the president of Pueblo 
Community College, he has done much to promote the importance of higher 
education in my district, and today I would like to highlight his 
accomplishments before this body of Congress and this nation.
  Mike worked as a clinical social worker before entering academia as 
an instructor at Vincennes University in Indiana, the community college 
where he earned an associate's degree in psychology in 1972. Taking on 
increasing leadership roles at Vincennes, Mike eventually earned a 
doctorate in higher education administration. He came to Pueblo from 
Indiana to serve as PCC's executive vice president in 2000, assuming 
the job of president in 2001.
  As a community college graduate himself, Mike understands the pivotal 
role these institutions play in the intellectual development of his 
students. As president of PCC, Mike has been an exceptional supporter 
of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society that promotes scholarship and a 
lively intellectual climate among students at two-year colleges. Mike 
will receive the Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction from Phi Theta 
Kappa for his support of the society and its PCC chapter.
  Mr. Speaker, our nation's community colleges are learning centers for 
a wide variety of students, helping them to achieve their goals. Mike 
Davis encourages high standards for intellectual achievement in the 
academic community he heads, and his support for Phi Theta Kappa is 
only one measure of that support. It is a great privilege to salute 
Mike before this body of Congress and this nation for his achievements 
as both a teacher and a community leader.

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