[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 135 (Monday, September 29, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1909]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S 75 YEARS OF EDUCATIONAL 
     EXCELLENCE AND THE DEDICATION OF THE CIMMARUSTI SCIENCE CENTER

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 29, 2003

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Glendale 
Community College on its 75th anniversary, and to celebrate the 
dedication of the Cimmarusti Science Center.
  Glendale College was founded in 1927 as a junior college at the old 
Glendale Union High School site. It served the needs of the people in 
La Crescenta, Glendale, and Tujunga. An earthquake devastated several 
of the main buildings, and finally in 1937 the college opened its new 
facilities. The community continued to grow and the campus thrived. In 
1981, the college separated from the Glendale Unified School District.
  Today, Glendale Community College helps more than 25,000 students 
meet their educational goals. It has a college-credit enrollment of 
about 15,000 day and evening students and about 10,000 students are 
enrolled in the adult education programs. Its exceptional reputation 
and tradition for academic excellence and quality lives on in the 
current administration and student body. Its progressive and extensive 
curriculum includes customized contract instruction for companies, 
career training, and certificates in vocational training. The college 
innovatively forges and promotes mutually beneficial partnerships with 
industries and the city.
  In 1998, $2 million in Federal funding was requested for a NASA/JPL 
science education center to be located on the campus. Appropriation 
legislation was signed in late October of the same year. On March 4, 
1999, brothers and local businessmen Larry and Ralph Cimmarusti 
presented an additional gift of $1 million to the college, as they are 
proud alumni. Their name will eternally be associated with the school 
by the state-of-the-art science center that will bear their name. The 
center will also serve as a regional training facility for local 
schools, enriching the already impressive list of services available at 
the college. The Cimmarusti Science Center's math and science education 
will not only be an example for other colleges, it will raise public 
interest in the subjects. The center also includes a spectacular 
planetarium, one of just a few at community colleges across the 
country.
  Glendale Community College is unique in its approach to education and 
in the way it utilizes its resources. It is a truly pioneering 
institution that has earned the endless praise of those who have seen 
it develop, and those who have benefited from its infinite 
opportunities. It is a model of dependable leadership and unstoppable 
advancement. Glendale Community College is at the forefront of 
education in our community, and its innumerable successes have already 
spanned three quarters of a century. It will undoubtedly continue to 
serve our community by responding to changing needs and meeting all 
challenges.
  I ask all Members of Congress to join me today in congratulating 
Glendale Community College on 75 truly exemplary years of service to 
the community, the opening of the Cimmarusti Science Center, and for 
the college's commitment to educational excellence.

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