[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6218]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING DR. WALTER NOLTE

  Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I want to take a moment to recognize Dr. 
Walt Nolte, who will retire on June 30, 2015, after 11 years as 
president of Casper College.
  Dr. Nolte and his wife Becky joined Casper College on July 1, 2004, 
becoming the seventh chief executive officer in the college's 63-year 
history. He served as an administrator in several States, but Casper 
College was the institution he chose to call home longer than any 
other.
  Dr. Nolte has been Casper College's ``Great Communicator.'' He is a 
leader guided by the principle of doing what is best for the team. He 
has actively encouraged and developed open dialog between the college's 
governing bodies. He has provided constant encouragement and 
participation within the college community to uphold Casper College's 
mission: education for a lifetime. His understanding of the value of 
community partnership has enabled the college to build one of the 
highest rates of civic engagement of any Wyoming college.
  In addition to guiding an excellent curriculum, Dr. Nolte has always 
maintained that the campus facilities must be a priority. He is a 
leader who looks to the future and meets challenges head-on. In just 11 
years, he was able to secure voter and community support for critical 
improvements to Casper College during a national economic downturn.
  Dr. Nolte has been recognized at the regional and national level for 
his leadership. The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations 
District No. 4 named him their 2011 Pacesetter of the Year. He was also 
named a distinguished graduate of the University of Texas at Austin 
College of Education, and in 2011, Walt was named the first recipients 
of the Tacoma County Community College Distinguished Alumnus Award.
  John E. Roueche, Ph.D., arguably the foremost scholar on community 
college leadership, recently wrote

       Dr. Nolte is one of those rare leaders who practices well 
     what he preaches, leading by his own excellent example. He is 
     also a leader who is quite comfortable in his own skin and 
     delights in the success of all on his team. He truly 
     understands that the community college is of, by and for the 
     community.

  Dr. Walt Nolte's legacy will benefit the college, the community of 
Casper, and the great State of Wyoming for years to come. My wife Bobbi 
and I wish him the very best as he embarks on the next chapter of his 
life.

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