2025 Regular Session - Day 29 - Citation, Rep. Gooch
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I'm honored today to recognize the
Mansfield Community College upon having been named the worthy
recipient of the 2025 Bellwether Award. It's one of the most
prestigious and competitive national honors a
college can receive and one which recognizes
innovation and impactful programs that drive student success
and economic growth. The college earned the distinction in the workforce
development category and was honored for such at the
Community College Futures Assembly in San Antonio, Texas.
This is an award for having developed at the former
Dotyki coal mine site. It was the last coal mines that was closed down in
Webster County a few years ago and they saw an
opportunity to purchase that land and offer classes in
Webster County the first time ever for programs such as the
Lyman program to make sure that we are training people to maintain our
electrical grid and our electric distribution system and
also to train CDL drivers and so we're very proud
of the impact they have had in Webster County
and with that Mr. Speaker I move for adoption.
Without objection so ordered.