Text: SR00167 Text: SR00169 Text: SR00100 - SR00199 Text: SR Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION 1 3 A Resolution honoring Mr. Harold "Tommy" 1 4 Thompson upon his retirement as the Executive 1 5 Director of the Iowa Communications Network. 1 6 WHEREAS, Mr. Harold "Tommy" Thompson has had a long 1 7 and distinguished career of service to the citizens of 1 8 the State of Iowa, highlighted by serving as State 1 9 Project Coordinator for the Papal Visit in 1979, 1 10 spearheading the Statewide Recovery Task Force 1 11 associated with the farm crisis in 1985, chairing the 1 12 Iowa Flood Recovery Task Force from 1993 through 1995, 1 13 and serving as the Executive Director of the Iowa 2010 1 14 Project aimed at improving the quality of life in Iowa 1 15 by the year 2010; and 1 16 WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson served in the Iowa National 1 17 Guard for over 40 years, and formerly held the 1 18 position of Deputy Adjutant General; and 1 19 WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson has served as the Executive 1 20 Director of the Iowa Communications Network since its 1 21 inception in 1994; and 1 22 WHEREAS, under Mr. Thompson's leadership, the Iowa 1 23 Communications Network has become the largest fully 1 24 automated full motion video network in the world, 1 25 providing advanced services to education, state and 1 26 federal government, library, telemedicine, and 1 27 telejustice users; and 1 28 WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson's commitment to integrating 1 29 technologies to enhance Iowa's quality of life has 1 30 resulted in reducing the digital divide which 2 1 previously isolated rural communities in the state and 2 2 has assured authorized users of the Iowa 2 3 Communications Network low-cost access to network 2 4 services; and 2 5 WHEREAS, during his tenure with the Iowa 2 6 Communications Network, Mr. Thompson created the 2 7 network structure, completed the Part III connections 2 8 to school districts and libraries bringing the total 2 9 number of classrooms connected to the network to 754, 2 10 and made substantial progress toward the completion of 2 11 a major network upgrade and increase in services; and 2 12 WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson's vision and stewardship have 2 13 brought the Iowa Communications Network alive for 2 14 thousands of students and citizens of the State of 2 15 Iowa, opening up opportunities for learning and access 2 16 to needed services which would otherwise not exist; 2 17 NOW THEREFORE, 2 18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate of 2 19 the State of Iowa pay tribute to Mr. Harold "Tommy" 2 20 Thompson for his outstanding accomplishments on behalf 2 21 of, and devoted service to, the Iowa Communications 2 22 Network and the citizens of this state, and, upon his 2 23 retirement, wish him health and happiness in the years 2 24 ahead; and 2 25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of 2 26 this Resolution be prepared and presented to Mr. 2 27 Harold "Tommy" Thompson. 2 28 SR 2002 2 29 rn/cc/26
Text: SR00167 Text: SR00169 Text: SR00100 - SR00199 Text: SR Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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