House Resolution 152 PAG LIN 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