[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 108 (Wednesday, September 6, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1629-E1630]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     PAYING TRIBUTE TO NEVADA STATE COLLEGE AND DR. FRED MARYANSKI

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 6, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the students, faculty 
and administrators of Nevada State College's School of Nursing in 
Henderson, Nevada, for their tremendous achievements with their 
accelerated nursing program. Their achievements are a reflection of 
their commitment to our community. Dr. Fred Maryanski, President of 
Nevada State College, has been instrumental in Nevada State College's 
early success as Nevada's newest institution of public higher 
education. His leadership, commitment, and vision serves as a 
testimonial to the success of the college's nursing program.
  Nevada State College first welcomed students in August of 2002. It 
has been charged with the mission to meet the needs of students who are 
interested in bachelor degrees in our state's much-needed fields such 
as nursing and education, as well as in other disciplines in the arts 
and sciences. Since that time, Nevada State College has committed 
resources, professors, and vision to ensure that their mission 
statement becomes a reality. For faculty and students, that dream has 
been achieved. On Saturday, August 26, 2006, twenty-nine students 
graduated from the college's Accelerated Nursing Program, a success 
which reflects the college's commitment to providing their students 
with the necessary resources to achieve their dreams. I would like to 
commend the following students on their graduation from Nevada State 
College's Accelerated Nursing Program: Nancy Andruk, Joyce Arce, Royal 
Bradley, Tatiana Brandon, Katherine Busby, Diandra Castenada, Perla 
Cisco, Themis De Guzman, Tobyn Derby-Talbot, Andi Del Gatto, Catherine 
Dullano, Crisandra Eastmond, Raul Ellazar, Desiree Espinoza, Diane 
Graham, Kathryn Havey, Lynda Hubeny, Marianne Jackson, Brigitte 
Lacombe, Jeanette Long, Eudora Mordi, Eleanor Mox, Milagros Navarro, 
Bette-Ann Pierce, Sayma Salman, Dawn Scott, Nicole Thomas, Chantal 
Whittenberg, Bethany Williams, and Samantha Zomar.
  As a result of Dr. Maryanski's tremendous leadership, his faculty's 
commitment to their goals, and his students' determination to succeed, 
Nevada State College has become an important component of Nevada's 
educational system. Dr. Maryanski assumed the presidency of the college 
in 2005, after a long and distinguished career at one of our country's 
leading public universities, the University of Connecticut. Since his 
arrival, President Maryanski has been working in partnership with the 
Nevada System of Higher Education to triple the number of nursing 
graduates by 2013.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Dr. Fred Maryanski, President of 
Nevada State College

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and the students of the Accelerated Nursing Program. Nevada State is 
making a tremendous difference throughout Southern Nevada, and the 
Nursing Program is helping to provide skilled workers to the health 
services across the state. I applaud Nevada State College's efforts and 
wish them the best in their future endeavors.

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