[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 121 (Thursday, July 25, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CELEBRATING THE CAREER AND LEGACY OF DR. MOLLY BETH MALCOLM

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                            HON. GREG CASAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 25, 2024

  Mr. CASAR. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize Dr. Molly 
Beth Malcolm for her many years of dedicated public service to our 
communities in Austin and Travis County, and across Texas.
  Hailing from Arkansas but raised as a Texan in Winnsboro, Dr. Malcolm 
earned an undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University 
before going on to serve as a public-school teacher and counselor, 
later earning her Master of Science from Texas A&M University-
Texarkana.
  In 1996, Dr. Malcolm helped elect Max Sandlin to the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and later served in his district office where she 
served the constituents of northeast Texas. From 1998 until 2003, Dr. 
Malcolm led the Texas Democratic Party as its chairwoman, a position 
she was elected to three times unanimously. To date, she remains the 
only woman to ever hold the position of Chair of the state party.
  In 2011, Dr. Malcolm returned to public education, and earned her 
Doctor of Education in Educational Administration from the University 
of Texas, where she is a Professor of Practice. She also joined Austin 
Community College (ACC), where she currently serves as its Executive 
Vice Chancellor of Operations and Public Affairs.
  In this role, Dr. Malcolm shepherded ACC into a new era by dedicating 
herself to educating and serving Austin's students. She led multiple 
departments, secured millions in public and private grants, developed 
ACC's COVID-19 response, and furthered ACC's footprint in our 
communities with the expansion of centers like the Truth, Racial 
Healing, and Transformation Campus Center; El Centro, the Latino/Latin 
American Studies Center; African-American Cultural Center; and the 
Asian American and Pacific Islander Cultural Center.
  Dr. Malcolm's decades of educational and civic dedication have led 
her to be the recipient of numerous lifetime achievement and alumni 
awards, including the Leadership Austin Honorary Alumnus Award and the 
Chancellor's Leadership Excellence Award. She is a proud Texas Exes 
Alumni Association Life Member, Texas A&M University--Texarkana Alumni 
Association Life Member, and Southern Methodist University Alumni 
Association Life Member.
  As the Congressman for the 35th Congressional District of Texas, I am 
honored to congratulate Dr. Molly Beth Malcolm on her dedication to 
education and public service for nearly half a century, and on her 
well-deserved retirement from Austin Community College. I have no doubt 
that Dr. Malcolm will continue to be a leader in serving her community 
for many years to come.

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