[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E745]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING DR. WALTER TRIBLEY

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                           HON. JIMMY PANETTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 11, 2019

  Mr. PANETTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Walter 
Tribley for his distinguished service as the President of Monterey 
Peninsula College (MPC). Dr. Tribley served as President of MPC from 
2012 to 2019 and will assume the position of President of Northern 
Wyoming Community College District this Fall. Dr. Tribley has had a 
profound impact on MPC, its students and our community on the central 
coast of California, and I am grateful for his contributions.
   Under Dr. Tribley's leadership as President, MPC became a model for 
other colleges and universities to emulate. His efforts have 
contributed to a diverse learning environment where all students have 
the opportunity to reach their educational goals. In the 2008-2009 
academic year, Hispanic and Latino students made up less than 20 
percent of MPC's total student body. Less than decade later, that 
number doubled to more accurately represent the population of the 
Central Coast. Furthermore, the number of total young people between 
the ages of 18 and 24 enrolling in higher education at MPC has risen 
significantly during Dr. Tribley's tenure.
   Many positive changes to MPC are a result of Dr. Tribley's ability 
to articulate a strong vision and implement tangible and innovative 
policies. Examples of these forward-thinking approaches include the 
establishment of dual enrollment programs for local high school 
students and offering free tuition to first year students. Dr. Tribley 
was also instrumental in MPC's College Incentive Program and acquiring 
the Title V Developing Hispanic-Surviving Institutions Grant for a 
transfer and degree completion initiative titled ``Ready, Set, 
Transfer.'' Both programs aim to expand access to higher education and 
increase success rates among underserved students. Dr. Tribley also 
demonstrated his financial management skills by reducing unnecessary 
spending and being a responsible steward of public funds.
   Dr. Tribley's service is not limited to MPC. He serves in a number 
of advisory rules, including his membership on the South Bay Regional 
Public Safety Training Consortium, the Monterey County Workforce 
Investment Board, the Monterey County Children's Council, and the 
Monterey Peninsula College Foundation. While our community will 
certainly miss Dr. Tribley's presence, I am confident that he will 
continue to find success and purpose in his future undertakings.
   Dr. Walter Tribley embodies the meaning of a community leader and 
has undoubtedly made a lasting impact on community prosperity and 
education on the Central Coast. Madam Speaker, I ask that my 
distinguished colleagues please join me in thanking Dr. Tribley for his 
significant contributions and wishing him success in his new position 
as President of Northern Wyoming Community College District.

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