Senate Resolution 138 PAG LIN 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