[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6550]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRESSIONAL TRIBUTE FOR BIG SANDY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE

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                           HON. HAROLD ROGERS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 8, 2013

  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the Big Sandy Community and Technical College as this progressive 
institute for post-secondary education celebrates a unique combination 
of anniversaries in 2013.
   Seventy-five years ago, the Mayo Technical College was established 
in 1938. Fifty years ago, the Prestonsburg Community College was 
established in 1964. Finally, ten years ago, the two institutions 
merged in 2003, creating the Big Sandy Community and Technical College. 
I count it an honor to congratulate the founders of these institutions 
on this rare triple celebration of the combined 75th, 50th and 10th 
anniversaries.
   The Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a tremendous 
resource in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky, providing 
excellence in post-secondary education for students in Floyd, Johnson, 
Pike, Martin, and Magoffin Counties to pursue the dream of earning a 
college degree close to home, with four campus locations.
   The Big Sandy Community and Technical College continues to carry on 
the mission of the institutions that laid its foundation by enriching 
the lives of thousands of students each year, dedicated to helping 
raise a generation from its heavy burden of poverty, and preparing them 
for successful careers and a better future for our rural region.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me celebrating the tenth 
anniversary of the Big Sandy Community and Technical College and the 
tireless efforts of educators and leaders of the past that pioneered 
the path for quality post-secondary education in the mountains of 
eastern Kentucky over the last seventy-five years.

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