House Resolution 152

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2         BY  WINCKLER, LYKAM, J. R. VAN FOSSEN,
  1  3       HUTTER, J. K. VAN FOSSEN, S. OLSON, BUKTA,
  1  4                   OSTERHAUS, and HAHN
  1  5 A Resolution honoring Dr. John T. Blong, Chancellor of
  1  6    Eastern Iowa Community College District.
  1  7    WHEREAS, Dr. John T. Blong has provided outstanding
  1  8 leadership for Eastern Iowa Community College District
  1  9 as chancellor since 1986; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, Dr. Blong has announced his retirement
  1 11 this June as Chancellor of Eastern Iowa Community
  1 12 College District, ending a distinguished 37=year
  1 13 career in Iowa's community colleges; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, in his 18 years as chancellor, Eastern
  1 15 Iowa Community College District has become synonymous
  1 16 with innovation and excellence; and
  1 17    WHEREAS, Dr. Blong instituted a Continuous Quality
  1 18 Improvement initiative, a national environmental
  1 19 training center, and innovative international
  1 20 education activities that have garnered Eastern Iowa
  1 21 Community College District national recognition; and
  1 22    WHEREAS, Eastern Iowa Community College District is
  1 23 the first and only educational institution to win the
  1 24 state quality award, the Iowa Recognition for
  1 25 Performance Excellence; and
  1 26    WHEREAS, Dr. Blong has developed numerous
  1 27 partnerships with educational institutions, business
  1 28 and industry, community organizations, and local
  1 29 governments that have expanded the capacity of all
  1 30 parties to meet eastern Iowans' educational and career
  2  1 training needs; and
  2  2    WHEREAS, Dr. Blong has provided outstanding
  2  3 leadership at the state and national level during a
  2  4 period of great growth and expansion of the role of
  2  5 community colleges; and
  2  6    WHEREAS, Dr. Blong has been honored as both Central
  2  7 Region and National Chief Executive Officer of the
  2  8 Year in 2003 by the Association of Community College
  2  9 Trustees; NOW THEREFORE,
  2 10    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2 11 That the House of Representatives recognizes Dr. John
  2 12 T. Blong for his dedication to Eastern Iowa Community
  2 13 College District, its students, and its communities,
  2 14 and honors his efforts to establish Eastern Iowa
  2 15 Community College District as a role model for
  2 16 community colleges throughout Iowa and the nation; and
  2 17    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage, the
  2 18 Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives shall
  2 19 cause an official copy of this Resolution to be
  2 20 prepared for presentation to Dr. John T. Blong,
  2 21 Chancellor of Eastern Iowa Community College District.
  2 22 LSB 7017HH 80
  2 23 rj/cf/24