[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5] [Senate] [Page 6261] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]DR. CHARLENE R. NUNLEY, PRESIDENT OF MONTGOMERY COLLEGE Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I rise today to commemorate the installation of Dr. Charlene R. Nunley as the new President of Montgomery College. After a national search by the College's Board of Trustees, Dr. Nunley becomes the sixth President of Montgomery College, Maryland's largest community college, founded in 1946. Dr. Nunley has already contributed enormously to this institution in her former position as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, where she was responsible for a $110 million budget, and provided academic leadership for 40,000 credit and noncredit students each year on three different campuses. Dr. Nunley takes over the helm from Robert E. Parilla, whose two-decade tenure was critical to the vision and growth that enabled Montgomery College to become one of Maryland's premier community colleges. Not only was Dr. Nunley Mr. Parilla's personal choice for President, she also has been with Montgomery College even longer than he, beginning her involvement six months prior to the start of the Parilla Presidency. It is, in fact, Dr. Nunley's longevity that is at the root of her deep and personal dedication to this institution. This extensive institutional knowledge also gives her the wisdom and credibility to formulate a clear vision for the future growth of Montgomery College as we approach the new millennium. Dr. Parilla and the Board of Directors were certainly not the only ones who felt strongly that Nunley was the right person for this job. Corporate securities advisor Gordon Macklin announced that he and his wife would be making a $1.26 million gift to the school after Nunley became President. This gift, announced on January 27, 1999, constitutes the largest single charitable gift to a Maryland community college and will provide for the establishment of the Gordon and Marilyn Mack in Business Institute. The Macklin Institute, expected to open in the fall of 1999, will offer an honors program for second-year students who will be provided with a scholarship, a laptop computer, a summer internship, and a faculty and corporate mentor. Therefore not only does this Institute offer an increased business curriculum and high-tech training to Montgomery College students, but it will encourage strong business students to enroll at Montgomery College, and will promote economic development in the area. Additionally, on March 24, 1999, Montgomery College received its second historic gift since Nunley was named President on January 4 of this year. Paul Peek, a computer systems manager from McLean, Virginia donated $1.3 million to the College's Humanities Institute and Art Department. This represents the single largest individual gift ever to a Maryland community college, and will be used to support the ongoing work of both the Humanities Institute and the Department of Art. In appreciation for this gift, Montgomery College has named the Humanities Institute and the Rockville Campus's Art Building in Peck's name. Dr. Nunley was educated at Pennsylvania State University and received a Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies from George Washington University. Before joining Montgomery College 26 years ago, Dr. Nunley served as Director of Institutional Research at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland, and began her career in education at the Potomac State College of West Virginia University. Mr. President, Dr. Nunley's creativity, effectiveness and dedication have already contributed enormously to Montgomery College, and have significantly furthered the strength of its links with the local government and business communities. I have the utmost confidence in Dr. Nunley's ability to lead Montgomery College into the next century, and look forward to working with her during another successful 20-year tenure. ____________________