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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HONORING DR. WALTER TRIBLEY
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HON. JIMMY PANETTA
of california
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Mr. PANETTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Walter
Tribley for his distinguished service as the President of Monterey
Peninsula College (MPC). Dr. Tribley served as President of MPC from
2012 to 2019 and will assume the position of President of Northern
Wyoming Community College District this Fall. Dr. Tribley has had a
profound impact on MPC, its students and our community on the central
coast of California, and I am grateful for his contributions.
Under Dr. Tribley's leadership as President, MPC became a model for
other colleges and universities to emulate. His efforts have
contributed to a diverse learning environment where all students have
the opportunity to reach their educational goals. In the 2008-2009
academic year, Hispanic and Latino students made up less than 20
percent of MPC's total student body. Less than decade later, that
number doubled to more accurately represent the population of the
Central Coast. Furthermore, the number of total young people between
the ages of 18 and 24 enrolling in higher education at MPC has risen
significantly during Dr. Tribley's tenure.
Many positive changes to MPC are a result of Dr. Tribley's ability
to articulate a strong vision and implement tangible and innovative
policies. Examples of these forward-thinking approaches include the
establishment of dual enrollment programs for local high school
students and offering free tuition to first year students. Dr. Tribley
was also instrumental in MPC's College Incentive Program and acquiring
the Title V Developing Hispanic-Surviving Institutions Grant for a
transfer and degree completion initiative titled ``Ready, Set,
Transfer.'' Both programs aim to expand access to higher education and
increase success rates among underserved students. Dr. Tribley also
demonstrated his financial management skills by reducing unnecessary
spending and being a responsible steward of public funds.
Dr. Tribley's service is not limited to MPC. He serves in a number
of advisory rules, including his membership on the South Bay Regional
Public Safety Training Consortium, the Monterey County Workforce
Investment Board, the Monterey County Children's Council, and the
Monterey Peninsula College Foundation. While our community will
certainly miss Dr. Tribley's presence, I am confident that he will
continue to find success and purpose in his future undertakings.
Dr. Walter Tribley embodies the meaning of a community leader and
has undoubtedly made a lasting impact on community prosperity and
education on the Central Coast. Madam Speaker, I ask that my
distinguished colleagues please join me in thanking Dr. Tribley for his
significant contributions and wishing him success in his new position
as President of Northern Wyoming Community College District.
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