[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 150 (Wednesday, November 17, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1947]
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                   TRIBUTE TO DR. REED L. BUFFINGTON

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 2010

  Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dr. Reed L. 
Buffington. Chabot College in Hayward, California, will dedicate the 
Reed L. Buffington Visual and Performing Arts Center Building on 
November 3, 2010. It is a fitting tribute to Dr. Buffington's 
contributions.
  Dr. Buffington held the position of President/Superintendent of 
Chabot College from its founding in September of 1961 until his 
retirement in 1981. When asked by a newspaper reporter to name his 
chief objective for the new college, Dr. Buffington replied, ``Quality! 
. . . quality in everything we do.''
  The Hayward community continues to benefit from his legacy and from 
his eponymous awards for alumni, students, and faculty. Upon his 
retirement, Dr. Buffington created an endowment for the prestigious 
Buffington Award, annually awarded for excellence in a teaching career. 
Dr. Buffington began his own career in education as a political science 
instructor. He earned A.B. and M.A. degrees in political science from 
the University of Chicago and a Doctorate in Education from Stanford 
University.
  During his tenure at Chabot College, Dr. Buffington made innumerable 
contributions to higher education in California and to local civic 
organizations. A passage from the book Chabot College: The First Twenty 
Years aptly reflects Dr. Buffington's enduring legacy of excellence and 
service to Chabot College, and the community: ``From the very 
beginning, this has been Reed Buffington's college, dedicated in its 
every thought, deed, and act to the fulfillment of the educational and 
cultural needs, hopes, and desires of the people of South County.''
  I join the community in welcoming the Reed L. Buffington Visual and 
Performing Arts Center. I also join Dr. Buffington's colleagues in 
expressing appreciation for his extraordinary leadership.

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