[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 11, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S1873]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING CHAFFEY COLLEGE ON ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing Chaffey College as it celebrates its 125th anniversary. 
Throughout the past 125 years, the students, faculty, staff, and 
community have worked diligently to make Chaffey College a hallmark 
institution of higher learning in southern California.
  In March 1883, brothers and engineers George and William Chaffey 
donated land and established an endowment for a private college to 
provide quality education to the citrus growing communities between the 
cities of Los Angeles and San Bernardino. The Chaffey brothers 
envisioned access to higher education throughout southern California 
for a burgeoning population, which would soon be realized by the 
dynamic growth of the college. The private school was initially founded 
as the Chaffey College of Agriculture as part of the University of 
Southern California. A short time later the college had an enrollment 
of 100 students and began to receive joint funding through the local 
school district, allowing a period of dramatic growth to begin.
  Since that time, Chaffey College has continued in its legacy of 
expansion, and it has taken great strides to provide increased 
opportunities for higher education throughout the region. It has 
developed satellite campus facilities in Ontario, Fontana and Chino. 
The education center in Chino is the only community college facility in 
California that is dedicated solely to information technology. And in 
May 2007, Chaffey College was able to dedicate six new buildings, 
including four science and technology buildings, the Don Berz 
Excellence Building, and the Kane Center for Student Services and 
Administration. Today, Chaffey College offers a wide variety of both 
academic and vocational education courses to over 18,000 students, 
helping an entire region of students throughout multiple communities 
find a competitive edge in the global marketplace.
  As Chaffey College celebrates 125 years of growth and development in 
serving the communities of southern California, I am pleased to ask my 
colleagues to recognize its accomplishments. The success of our Nation 
and of future generations of Americans will be ensured by the 
continuing dedication and commitment of educational institutions such 
as Chaffey College.

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