[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6378]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING DR. CLIFF L. WOOD

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 2, 2017

  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Dr. Cliff L. Wood, who 
will retire from his position as President of Rockland Community 
College in Suffern, New York, this June.
  Dr. Wood has dedicated more than 50 years of service to community 
college education, having served in senior management positions at five 
institutions. In his 13 years as President of Rockland Community 
College, Dr. Wood has spearheaded several important initiatives 
including a subsidized childcare center for students and teachers and a 
new technology center, and has overseen growth in the College's 
enrollment, community involvement and workforce development. His 
tireless efforts at the College have helped improve the lives of 
thousands of students.
  In addition to his work at Rockland Community College, Dr. Wood has 
volunteered his leadership to many organizations, including Big 
Brothers Big Sisters, the Rockland Holocaust Museum & Study Center, 
Rockland Business Association, and Rockland Economic Development 
Corporation. He served as President of the New York Community College 
Association of Presidents, and is a member of New York Governor Andrew 
Cuomo's Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Wood's many accomplishments in higher education, 
economic development and civic involvement have had an undeniably 
positive impact on the communities he has served. I commend him for his 
outstanding work, and I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating 
him for his five decades of dedicated service.

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