Senate Resolution 30 - Introduced PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY DVORSKY and BOLKCOM 1 3 A Resolution honoring Willard L. Boyd, President 1 4 Emeritus of the University of Iowa, on the occasion 1 5 of his 80th birthday. 1 6 WHEREAS, Willard L. "Sandy" Boyd began his higher 1 7 education with a Bachelor of Science in Law degree 1 8 from the University of Minnesota in 1949, followed by 1 9 a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1951, a Master of Laws 1 10 degree in 1952, and culminating in a Doctor of 1 11 Juridical Science degree in 1962; and 1 12 WHEREAS, since 1954 Mr. Boyd has served the 1 13 University of Iowa and the people of Iowa in 1 14 innumerable ways; and 1 15 WHEREAS, Willard Boyd has been a member of the 1 16 faculty at the University of Iowa since 1954 and is 1 17 currently the Rawlings=Miller Professor of Law; and 1 18 WHEREAS, in over a half century of service, Willard 1 19 Boyd has been a Chester A. Phillips Research Fellow at 1 20 the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business; 1 21 President and President Emeritus of the Field Museum 1 22 of Natural History; and President, President Emeritus, 1 23 Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dean of the 1 24 Faculties, Associate Dean, and Professor of Law at the 1 25 University of Iowa College of Law; and 1 26 WHEREAS, at the same time, Mr. Boyd found time to 1 27 take part in literally hundreds of social, charitable, 1 28 and cultural activities which have helped and enriched 1 29 the lives of millions of Americans; and 1 30 WHEREAS, Willard Boyd's presence on the University 2 1 of Iowa campus is enshrined in the Boyd Law Building 2 2 where he has taught since his return to Iowa from the 2 3 Field Museum, and in the Boyd Tower of the University 2 4 of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; and 2 5 WHEREAS, Willard Boyd was one of the first winners 2 6 of the Charles Frankel Prize awarded in 1989 by the 2 7 National Endowment for the Humanities, honoring five 2 8 Americans for their efforts to bring history, 2 9 literature, philosophy, and other humanities 2 10 disciplines to general audiences; and 2 11 WHEREAS, in eight decades Mr. Boyd has provided an 2 12 example of public service and dedication that cannot 2 13 be equaled, and he continues that service and 2 14 dedication to this day; NOW THEREFORE, 2 15 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate, on 2 16 the occasion of his 80th birthday, honors Willard L. 2 17 Boyd for a lifetime of service and achievement, and 2 18 looks forward to his continued service in the years to 2 19 come; and 2 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, an 2 21 official copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2 22 presentation to President Emeritus Boyd. 2 23 LSB 2883SS 82 2 24 jr:nh/es/88.1 1