[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E577-E578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING DR. DIANE CULPEPPER FOR HER SERVICE TO LAKE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

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                          HON. DANIEL WEBSTER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 25, 2021

  Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Madam Speaker, it is with sincere 
appreciation that I recognize Dr. Diane Culpepper for her leadership 
and service as Executive Director of Lake Technical College. After more 
than a decade of service, Dr. Culpepper will retire from Lake Technical 
College this August.
  Dr. Culpepper earned both her bachelor's degree in Business 
Administration and Marketing and her master's degree in Vocation 
Administration from the University of Central Florida. She earned her 
Ph.D. in Workforce Education from the University of South Florida. Dr. 
Culpepper has taught at all levels of education from elementary to 
university. Before coming to Lake Technical College, Dr. Culpepper 
served for twenty-three years in the Career and Technical Education 
Department for Orange County Schools at both the school and district 
levels.
  In 2010, Dr. Culpepper's passion for education led her to Lake 
Technical College. Under Dr. Culpepper's leadership, Lake Tech has 
increased enrollment, fostered new partnerships with business and 
industry, and enhanced the quality of academic offerings. Most 
recently, at the direction of Dr. Culpepper, in 2016, Lake Tech entered 
a partnership with Lake Sumter State College (LSSC) and began offering 
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Paramedic, GED and ESOL programs on the LSSC South Lake and Sumter 
campuses. And, in the Fall of 2017, Lake Technical College opened the 
Center for Advanced Manufacturing to meet the growing need to prepare 
skilled technicians in machining, welding, fabrication, and other 
manufacturing careers.
  Dr. Culpepper has been a dedicated servant to our community 
throughout her education career. She also volunteers on several boards 
including CareerSource Central Florida, the Manufacturing Association 
of Central Florida, Florida Leaders for Career and Technical Education, 
and the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council.
  It has been a personal honor to work with Dr. Culpepper. Her attitude 
of servant leadership and her dedication to quality education for Lake 
Tech's students has been a testimony to her personal modesty and 
humility.
  I am honored to recognize Dr. Culpepper and thank her for her 
dedication and many contributions to the Central Florida community. Her 
commitment to excellence, leadership and service is to be admired, and 
may it inspire others to follow in her footsteps. My sincerest wishes 
and congratulations to Dr. Diane Culpepper and her family on her 
retirement.

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