[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E747]
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                   IN RECOGNITION OF MRS. EDNA IVANS

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                         HON. DAVID G. VALADAO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 19, 2015

  Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Edna Ivans on 
her retirement after 48 years of working in the education system as a 
member of the West Hills Community College District Board of Trustees.
  Mrs. Ivans was raised in Delano, California before going on to attend 
the University of Southern California's Pharmacy School. While studying 
for her degree, she met her husband, Nick Ivans. They would go on to 
settle in Avenal, California.
  Beginning in June of 1967, Mrs. Ivans became an integral member of 
the West Hills Community College District (WHCCD) Board of Trustees. As 
the representative for Trustee Area 3, she was the force behind many 
projects that molded WHCCD into a successful, educational institution 
designed to serve the Central Valley's needs. WHCCD honored Mrs. Ivans 
for her work by naming the women's residence hall at the West Hills 
College Coalinga campus Edna L. Ivans Hall.
  After 48 years of advocating on behalf of students and teachers 
alike, Mrs. Ivans retired on April 6, 2015.
  Educators and students throughout the Central Valley of California 
have been extremely fortunate to have had someone as talented and 
dedicated as Mrs. Ivans working on their behalf to ensure a first rate 
education is within reach of everyone in the Central Valley. The 
Central Valley has benefitted greatly from her insight and perspective.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives to join me in commending Edna Ivans for her 48 years of 
dedicated public service as a Trustee for the West Hills Community 
College District and congratulating her on her recent retirement.

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