SR 107 (LSB 5624XS (6) 84)

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 107

BY  QUIRMBACH

A Resolution honoring Dr. Gregory L. Geoffroy’s remarkable achievements as President of Iowa State University.

   WHEREAS, Iowa State University, one of America’s preeminent land-grant universities, has become even greater under the leadership of President Gregory L. Geoffroy; and
   WHEREAS, in 2001, Dr. Geoffroy capped an already distinguished academic career as a professor of chemistry, department head, and college dean by assuming the post of President of Iowa State University; and
   WHEREAS, in the following decade, President Geoffroy led Iowa State in its quest for excellence by advancing the land-grant values of education, research, and service and by putting science and technology to work; and
   WHEREAS, in only 10 years, President Geoffroy has led the university to some remarkable achievements including:
   1.  Record enrollments including an all-time high of 29,887 in 2011.
   2.  Record sponsored funding with $388.1 million in 2010.
   3.  The largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in university history, totalling $867 million.
   4.  A renewal of the campus infrastructure with more than two dozen building projects completed or in progress.
   5.  More than doubling the number of endowed faculty positions to 158.
   6.  Iowa State University being named “a technology powerhouse” in a report to the National Science Foundation.
   7.  Reducing campus energy consumption by 10 percent through the Live Green! sustainability initiative.
   8.  A truly remarkable record of achievement by the university’s faculty, staff, and students; and
   WHEREAS, in his tenure at Iowa State University, President Geoffroy has ushered the university into the twenty-first century and positioned the university for an even brighter future; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate thanks Dr. Gregory L. Geoffroy for a decade of service to the people of Iowa and honors his tireless efforts to make Iowa State University a world-class institution.