Senate Resolution 157 PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY FRAISE and COURTNEY 1 3 A Resolution honoring Southeastern Community College 1 4 Men's Basketball Coach Joe O'Brien. 1 5 WHEREAS, the Southeastern Community College Men's 1 6 Basketball Team recently won its third National Junior 1 7 College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I 1 8 national championship in five years, with Coach Joe 1 9 O'Brien being named Coach of the Tournament for the 1 10 third time; and 1 11 WHEREAS, Coach O'Brien has announced his 1 12 resignation after leading the Southeastern Community 1 13 College BlackHawks in his eight years as coach to a 1 14 231=64 record and a 76.9 winning percentage; and 1 15 WHEREAS, Coach O'Brien is only the third coach in 1 16 junior college history to win three national 1 17 championships; and 1 18 WHEREAS, Coach O'Brien attributes his success as a 1 19 junior college basketball coach to the pursuit of 1 20 multiple goals which include building his players' 1 21 skills and confidence to play at a higher level, 1 22 motivating them to work very hard on and off the 1 23 basketball court, specifically assisting them to 1 24 succeed academically, recruiting new players each year 1 25 to fill the everchanging junior college roster of 1 26 players, and raising the funds and securing the 1 27 support of fans necessary to make the men's basketball 1 28 program at Southeastern Community College viable each 1 29 year; NOW THEREFORE, 1 30 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 2 1 congratulates Coach Joe O'Brien for his unrivaled 2 2 success as the coach of the Southeastern Community 2 3 College Men's Basketball Team these past eight years 2 4 and thanks him for his dedication and for the honor 2 5 and recognition he has brought to Southeastern 2 6 Community College and to the State of Iowa; and 2 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, an 2 8 official copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2 9 presentation to Coach Joe O'Brien. 2 10 LSB 6972SS 80 2 11 rj/gg/14