[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 145 (Tuesday, December 2, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1686]
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IN RECOGNITION OF DR. MIKE McCALL ON HIS RETIREMENT AS PRESIDENT OF THE 
            KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

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                           HON. BRETT GUTHRIE

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 2, 2014

  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Dr. Mike 
McCall. After more than 15 years serving as the President of the 
Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), Dr. McCall 
will retire in January 2015.
   KCTCS, a network of 16 colleges located throughout the Commonwealth 
of Kentucky, currently educates more than 92,000 students. Kentucky's 
Second District is fortunate to be the home of three of those 
campuses--Owensboro Community and Technical College, Southcentral 
Kentucky Community and Technical College and Elizabethtown Community 
and Technical College.
   During Dr. McCall's tenure, KCTCS has grown to be the largest 
provider of post-secondary education in the Commonwealth. Today, KCTCS 
represents nearly 50 percent of all undergraduate college students, 
serving more than 5,000 businesses and training more than 52,000 
employees on an annual basis.
   Dr. McCall has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, but 
it is Kentucky that is the real winner. Dr. McCall's career dedicated 
to better serving community and technical colleges has been one that 
will create a lasting impact on the Commonwealth. I wish Dr. McCall 
well during this new phase of his life and know that KCTCS will 
continue to grow and prosper.

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