[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 97 (Monday, June 5, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        TRIBUTE TO HONOR JUDY C. MINER, Ed.D. ON HER RETIREMENT

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 5, 2023

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dr. Judy C. 
Miner. an extraordinary educator and public servant.
  Judy Miner was born in San Francisco to immigrant parents. One of 
five children, she was the first in her family to attend college. She 
earned a Bachelor's degree in history and French and a Master's degree 
in history from Lone Mountain College, and a Doctorate in organization 
and leadership with a concentration in education law from the 
University of San Francisco.
  Dr. Miner has worked in the California Community Colleges for 35 
years, and was President of Foothill College for eight years. In 2015 
she was named the seventh permanent Chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza 
Community College District, a post she held with distinction and honor. 
She has devoted her life to closing opportunity and achievement gaps 
and to student equity, and she has taken the District to the highest 
levels of leadership and accomplishment. Because of her tireless 
dedication, postsecondary education has become accessible and 
excellent, and her tenure as Chancellor propelled the District to be 
one of the best in our nation.
  Dr. Miner has always invested in the infrastructure that students 
need to succeed. She increased faculty pay to attract top talent and 
developed a partnership with the Krause Center of Innovation to help 
teachers be more effective with students. She advocated for new degrees 
and fields of study, such as the Bachelor of Science in Respiratory 
Therapy and the Nanny and Family Studies Program. She made students 
feel welcome with counseling services, vocational organizations and 
community building programs.
  Dr. Judy Miner's work has gone beyond Foothill-De Anza. She is a 
global leader for community colleges, representing our country 
honorably with the American Council on Education and at the 
International Conference for Community Colleges. Her legacy will be 
felt for generations to come.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me in 
thanking Dr. Judy Miner for her exemplary work in education. She has 
bettered the lives of hundreds of thousands of students. and her work 
has made us a stronger community and a greater nation. She is truly a 
national treasure.

                          ____________________