Senate Resolution 138

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