[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 139 (Thursday, October 27, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2202]
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                   IN RECOGNITION OF DR. WAYNE GILES

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                          HON. EMANUEL CLEAVER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 27, 2005

  Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. Speaker, I proudly rise today in recognition of the 
achievements of Dr. Wayne Giles, Chancellor Emeritus of the 
Metropolitan Community Colleges (MCC) in the Greater Kansas City area. 
Dr. Giles retired as Chancellor on June 30, 2005 after 22 years of 
distinguished service to MCC and our community. He served as Vice-
Chancellor for Educational Services for the first ten years and the 
past twelve as Chancellor. He has been a tireless advocate for urban 
education and has implemented programs that have brought national 
recognition to the Community College system. For this reason and many 
more, I rise today to honor and celebrate his achievements.
  Wayne Giles' tenure with the Metropolitan Community Colleges has been 
fruitful for the bi-state area, the State of Missouri, and our entire 
Nation. Dr. Giles has overseen the establishment of two new campuses 
during his tenure, bringing the total to five community colleges in a 
system that serves approximately 43,000 students each year. The 
Longview campus was the first community college in the United States to 
be recognized as a College of the Year by Time Magazine and the 
Princeton Review. The Business and Technology College is the first 
community college in the country to earn ISO 9002 certification, which 
places it within a select group of companies and organizations 
worldwide that have achieved this quality standard.
  Dr. Giles has brought many innovative enhancements to MCC, most 
recently with the development of writing intensive and diversity 
courses as part of the general education learning requirements. To best 
serve MCC's increasingly diverse population, he initiated a faculty 
internship program, which will be featured at this year's American 
Association of Community Colleges national conference. This program has 
significantly increased the number of MCC faculty of color in the last 
two years.
  Wayne Giles has served on numerous committees, including: Member of 
the Presidents Advisory Council, NCATC from 2000 to present--a national 
network of resources that advocates and promotes the use of technology 
that enhances economic and workforce development programs and services; 
Member from 1993 to present, and President in 1994 of RC-2000--a 
national organization of presidents and chancellors of urban community 
colleges; Member of the Missouri Training and Employment Council from 
2001 to present; Member from 2001 to present of the Coordinating Board 
for Higher Education Resource Group for Postsecondary Technical 
Education; and as a Member of the Missouri Coordinating Board for 
Higher Education Advisory Committee from 1990 to present, serving as 
Chair in 1998.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in expressing our heartfelt gratitude to 
Dr. Wayne Giles, not only for his unwavering effort to educate youth 
and adults in the Greater Kansas City area, but also for his courage in 
bringing about diversity in education and providing a vehicle for 
workforce training to our citizens. I urge my colleagues to please join 
me, in congratulating Wayne on his retirement as Chancellor of the 
Metropolitan Community Colleges, and in celebrating his invaluable 
contributions and sacrifices to provide educational and employment 
opportunities to constituents of the Fifth Congressional District of 
Missouri and throughout our region.

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