[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16351]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING DEBBIE NYE SEMBLER

  (Mr. JOLLY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the accomplishments 
of one of the longest serving trustees of the University of South 
Florida, Mrs. Debbie Nye Sembler. For 12 years, Mrs. Sembler served on 
the USF board of trustees; and, for 10 years, she served as chair of 
the campus board of USF St. Petersburg.
  As Mrs. Sembler's term of service ends, I pay tribute to her many 
accomplishments, in particular, her contributions to excellence in 
higher education, not just for students from Pinellas County and the 
Tampa Bay area, but for students across the State of Florida and, 
indeed, around the world.
  When Mrs. Sembler became a trustee in 2003, USF St. Petersburg was 
just earning a reputation as a student-centric research institution. 
Today, it has over 7,000 students in 37 undergraduate and graduate 
programs.
  As a trustee, Mrs. Sembler has led USF St. Petersburg through this 
remarkable growth, ensuring the USF system is recognized today as one 
of our Nation's leading higher education institutions.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating and 
thanking Debbie Sembler for her hard work and dedication to USF, for 
her commitment to higher education, and, most importantly, for her 
passion for student success.

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