[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 152 (Thursday, September 21, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IN RECOGNITION OF DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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                          HON. PATRICK MEEHAN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 21, 2017

  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Delaware County 
Community College on its 50th Anniversary.
  Since its establishment in 1967, Delaware County Community College 
has educated thousands of students from southeastern Pennsylvania, 
giving them the skills they need for good-paying middle-class jobs in 
the modern economy. The college awards degrees in fields as diverse as 
accounting, carpentry, computer-aided drafting and nursing--and its 
distinguished faculty has always provided a first-class education to 
its students.
  Mr. Speaker, as Delaware County Community College celebrates the 50th 
anniversary of its founding, it's also celebrating a transition: Dr. 
Jerry Parker will retire after 40 years of service to the college, 
including 14 as President. He'll be succeeded by Dr. L. Joy Gates 
Black, who will be the first woman and the first African-American to 
lead the college.
  I congratulate Dr. Gates Black on her appointment, I thank Board 
Chairman Michael L. Ranck for his service to our community, I wish Dr. 
Parker the best in his retirement and I hope Delaware County Community 
College enjoys another prosperous 50 years of educating hardworking 
Pennsylvanians

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