House Resolution 133 PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY WINCKLER, LYKAM, J. R. VAN FOSSEN, 1 3 HUTTER, J. K. VAN FOSSEN, and S. OLSON 1 4 A Resolution honoring Dr. John T. Blong, Chancellor of 1 5 Eastern Iowa Community College District. 1 6 WHEREAS, Dr. John T. Blong has provided outstanding 1 7 leadership for Eastern Iowa Community College District 1 8 as chancellor since 1986; and 1 9 WHEREAS, Dr. Blong has announced his retirement 1 10 this June as Chancellor of Eastern Iowa Community 1 11 College District, ending a distinguished 37=year 1 12 career in Iowa's community colleges; and 1 13 WHEREAS, in his 18 years as chancellor, Eastern 1 14 Iowa Community College District has become synonymous 1 15 with innovation and excellence; and 1 16 WHEREAS, Dr. Blong instituted a Continuous Quality 1 17 Improvement initiative, a national environmental 1 18 training center, and innovative international 1 19 education activities that have garnered Eastern Iowa 1 20 Community College District national recognition; and 1 21 WHEREAS, Eastern Iowa Community College District is 1 22 the first and only educational institution to win the 1 23 state quality award, the Iowa Recognition for 1 24 Performance Excellence; and 1 25 WHEREAS, Dr. Blong has developed numerous 1 26 partnerships with educational institutions, business 1 27 and industry, community organizations, and local 1 28 governments that have expanded the capacity of all 1 29 parties to meet eastern Iowans' educational and career 1 30 training needs; and 2 1 WHEREAS, Dr. Blong has provided outstanding 2 2 leadership at the state and national level during a 2 3 period of great growth and expansion of the role of 2 4 community colleges; and 2 5 WHEREAS, Dr. Blong has been honored as both Central 2 6 Region and National Chief Executive Officer of the 2 7 Year in 2003 by the Association of Community College 2 8 Trustees; NOW THEREFORE, 2 9 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 10 That the House of Representatives recognizes Dr. John 2 11 T. Blong for his dedication to Eastern Iowa Community 2 12 College District, its students, and its communities, 2 13 and honors his efforts to establish Eastern Iowa 2 14 Community College District as a role model for 2 15 community colleges throughout Iowa and the nation; and 2 16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage, the 2 17 Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 2 18 cause an official copy of this Resolution to be 2 19 prepared for presentation to Dr. John T. Blong, 2 20 Chancellor of Eastern Iowa Community College District. 2 21 LSB 6939HH 80 2 22 rj/cf/24