[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 149 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1462-E1463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING MR. KENNETH R. JOSEPH

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                             HON. MIKE BOST

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 9, 2015

  Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join me 
in recognizing the dedicated community service of Mr. Kenneth R. Joseph 
as he marks his 20th anniversary as a Trustee for Southwestern Illinois 
College.
  Mr. Joseph was elected to then Belleville Area College's Board of 
Trustees in 1995 and has been continuously re-elected since that time. 
His fellow Board members chose him to serve as the Board's Chair in 
1999 and subsequently chose him to serve as the Board's Vice Chair for 
15 years. In addition to his many duties as Board Vice Chair, Mr. 
Joseph works enthusiastically with the administration, faculty, and 
staff on the Planning and Policy Committee. He has also served on the 
Board's Facilities and Finance, and Personnel, Programs and Services 
committees during his time on the Board. Also, he has served as a 
member of the Illinois Community College Trustee Association Board of 
Representatives.
  Mr. Joseph is a retired Sheriff's Deputy, having served 22 years with 
the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department. He was a member of the first 
graduating class of the Southwestern Illinois Police Academy at the 
former BAC and earned his Associate in Applied Science Degree in 
Administration of Justice from the college as well. He earned his 
Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from McKendree University in 
Lebanon.
  As a Belleville, Illinois resident, retired peace officer, taxpayer, 
husband, father of three, and grandfather, Mr. Joseph chose to pursue a 
seat on the Southwestern Illinois College Board because he believed he 
could help ensure access to quality education for area residents, 
contribute to the success of the community college, and contribute to 
the success and growth of the Southwestern Illinois region.
  Mr. Joseph has consistently and actively helped SWIC maintain its 
longstanding accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission, and 
achieve model-institution recognition from the HLC for its Academic 
Quality Improvement Program initiatives and achievements by insisting 
on the highest academic standards and state-of-the-art classroom 
technology.

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  During his longstanding service to the Board of Trustees, Mr. Joseph 
has been a proponent of capital development projects, including the 
construction of the Information Sciences Building, Liberal Arts 
Complex, and Schmidt Art Center at the Belleville Campus, and extensive 
expansions and renovations at the Red Bud and Sam Wolf Granite City 
campuses.
  Mr. Joseph is a member of the Turkey Hill Grange, St. Paul United 
Church of Christ in Freeburg, Freeburg Masonic Lodge, and the Fraternal 
Order of Police--St. Clair County Lodge 148.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in an expression of 
appreciation to Mr. Kenneth R. Joseph for his 20 years of service as a 
Trustee of Southwestern Illinois College and to wish him the very best 
in the future.

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