[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 23, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E949]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION TURNS 40

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                             HON. PAUL COOK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 23, 2015

  Mr. COOK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 40th anniversary 
of the Victor Valley College Foundation's establishment. This 
organization has helped Victor Valley College better serve my 
constituents of the High Desert by providing students the tools to 
achieve not only their academic goals, but life goals as well. Students 
have received more than $6 million in scholarships, allowing them to 
focus on their studies rather than how to pay for college.
  Through donations, grants, and partnerships, the Victor Valley 
College Foundation has expanded the budget of the Victor Valley College 
by nearly $50 million. In doing so, higher education has been more 
accessible than public funding alone would have allowed. Over the past 
40 years, almost every department and program at Victor Valley College 
has been supported by the Foundation, of which are the School of 
Nursing, Southern California Logistics Airport School of Aviation 
Technology, Solar Photovoltaic Design and Installation, Automotive 
Technology Hybrid Vehicle Maintenance, Geographic Information Systems, 
Contract and Community Education, and Paramedic Academy.
  The Victor Valley College Foundation has enriched campus life by 
supporting student experience programs that include the Associated 
Student Body, Athletics, Model United Nations, Performing Arts, and 
Tropical Research Institute. Among its major accomplishments, the 
Foundation helped open and outfit influential campus facilities like 
the Performing Arts Center, Student Activities Center, Regional Public 
Safety Training Center, and the new Dr. Prem Reddy Health and Science 
Building.
  Finally, I would like to congratulate the Board Officers, Directors, 
Emeritus Council, and the Staff members on the Victor Valley College 
Foundation's 40th Anniversary.

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