Senate Resolution 4 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                       BY  MULDER
  1  3 A Resolution to recognize Professor Piet Koene of
  1  4    Northwestern College for being selected Iowa Professor
  1  5    of the Year for 2004 by the Carnegie Foundation for
  1  6    the Advancement of Teaching.
  1  7    WHEREAS, Professor Piet Koene came to Northwestern
  1  8 College in Orange City, Iowa, in 2000, bringing with
  1  9 him a passion for Hispanic culture and the Spanish
  1 10 language; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, that passion led Professor Koene not only
  1 12 to teach Spanish to his students but also to expose
  1 13 them to the rich mosaic of Hispanic culture and daily
  1 14 life; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, that passion, along with his skill as an
  1 16 educator, has sparked a greater interest and
  1 17 appreciation of the Hispanic language and culture
  1 18 among the students at Northwestern College; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, Professor Koene serves not only the
  1 20 academic community but also the Hispanic community in
  1 21 northwestern Iowa as a leader in his church and in
  1 22 providing translation and other services to the
  1 23 Hispanic community; and
  1 24    WHEREAS, his dedication has now been recognized by
  1 25 the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
  1 26 Teaching, which has selected Professor Koene as Iowa
  1 27 Professor of the Year for 2004; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 28    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate, on
  1 29 behalf of all Iowans, extends its gratitude to
  1 30 Professor Koene for his tireless work in promoting the
  2  1 Spanish language and Hispanic culture to the students
  2  2 of Northwestern College and for his service to Iowans
  2  3 generally, and congratulates him for the well=deserved
  2  4 honor conferred upon him by the Carnegie Foundation
  2  5 for the Advancement of Teaching.
  2  6 LSB 1295SS 81
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