Senate Resolution 152 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2     BY  DANIELSON, DOTZLER, BRUNKHORST, and KIBBIE
  1  3 A Resolution honoring Robert Koob, President of the
  1  4    University of Northern Iowa.
  1  5    WHEREAS, Robert Koob was born in Graettinger, Iowa,
  1  6 graduated from the Hawarden High School in 1959 and
  1  7 from the University of Northern Iowa in 1962, and in
  1  8 1967 received a doctorate in chemistry from the
  1  9 University of Kansas; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, Dr. Koob has always been a devoted
  1 11 educator, holding positions as a teaching assistant at
  1 12 the University of Kansas, a high school math and
  1 13 science teacher in Moville, Iowa, and a researcher at
  1 14 the University of Kansas; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, in 1967 he began teaching chemistry at
  1 16 North Dakota State University as an assistant
  1 17 professor, achieving the rank of professor by 1972,
  1 18 and thereafter serving in several different positions
  1 19 including vice president for academic affairs and
  1 20 interim president; and
  1 21    WHEREAS, from 1990 to 1995 Dr. Koob was senior vice
  1 22 president and vice president for academic affairs at
  1 23 California Polytechnic State University at San Luis
  1 24 Obispo, California; and
  1 25    WHEREAS, in 1995 Dr. Koob returned home to Iowa,
  1 26 taking his place as the eighth president of the
  1 27 University of Northern Iowa and the first alumnus to
  1 28 assume the presidency; and
  1 29    WHEREAS, under his leadership, the University of
  1 30 Northern Iowa experienced a phenomenal level of
  2  1 institutional development, including construction of
  2  2 the Gallagher=Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, the
  2  3 Freeburg Early Childhood Program, and the Center for
  2  4 Multicultural Education, the expansion of McCollum
  2  5 Science Hall, Lang Hall, and Maucker Union, and
  2  6 groundbreaking on the McLeod Center and the Business
  2  7 and Community Services building; and
  2  8    WHEREAS, President Koob has always been involved in
  2  9 the larger community, currently serving as a co=chair
  2 10 of the Institute for Tomorrow's Workforce and also
  2 11 serving on the Iowa Empowerment Board, Iowa Education
  2 12 Roundtable, Iowa Business Council, Governor's
  2 13 Strategic Planning Council, Iowa Commission on
  2 14 Volunteer Services, Iowa Coordinating Council for Post
  2 15 High School Education, Iowa Association of College
  2 16 Presidents, and Des Moines Higher Education Center
  2 17 Board of Directors, and participating on a national
  2 18 level with various educational organizations; and
  2 19    WHEREAS, President Koob has garnered numerous
  2 20 personal awards, including the 2002 Cedar Valley
  2 21 Business Hall of Fame award, the 2003 Cedar Falls
  2 22 Representative Citizen of the Year award, and, in
  2 23 2004, the Benjamin Franklin Award from the Eastern
  2 24 Iowa Chapter of the Association of Fundraising
  2 25 Professionals for outstanding charitable service; and
  2 26    WHEREAS, after four decades of public service and a
  2 27 dedication to excellence, President Koob announced his
  2 28 intention to retire from the presidency at the end of
  2 29 the 2005=2006 academic year; NOW THEREFORE,
  2 30    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  3  1 honors University of Northern Iowa's President Robert
  3  2 Koob for a lifetime of service and remarkable
  3  3 achievements and for his tenure as President of the
  3  4 University of Northern Iowa, where he guided his alma
  3  5 mater into the 21st century; and
  3  6    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, an
  3  7 official copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  3  8 presentation to President Koob.
  3  9 LSB 6657SS 81
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