Senate Resolution 116 - Introduced SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 116 BY QUIRMBACH , MATHIS , BEALL , RAGAN , DOTZLER , JOCHUM , HOGG , DVORSKY , SODDERS , DANIELSON , SENG , HORN , FRAISE , COURTNEY , KIBBIE , BLACK , McCOY , SCHOENJAHN , BEHN , BACON , BOETTGER , JOHNSON , McKINLEY , KAPUCIAN , WHITVER , ANDERSON , SORENSON , ERNST , KETTERING , HAHN , FEENSTRA , DIX , CHELGREN , WARD , and SEYMOUR A Resolution to honor Dr. Gregory L. Geoffroy’s 1 remarkable achievements as President of Iowa State 2 University. 3 WHEREAS, Iowa State University, one of America’s 4 preeminent land-grant universities, has become even 5 greater under the leadership of President Gregory L. 6 Geoffroy; and 7 WHEREAS, in 2001, Dr. Geoffroy capped an already 8 distinguished academic career as a professor of 9 chemistry, department head, and college dean 10 by assuming the post of President of Iowa State 11 University; and 12 WHEREAS, in the following decade, President Geoffroy 13 led Iowa State in its quest for excellence by advancing 14 the land-grant values of education, research, and 15 service and by putting science and technology to 16 work; and 17 WHEREAS, in only 10 years, President Geoffroy has 18 led the university to some remarkable achievements 19 including: 20 1. Record enrollments including an all-time high of 21 29,887 in 2011. 22 2. Record sponsored funding with $388.1 million in 23 -1- LSB 6103SS (1) 84 jr/nh 1/ 2
S.R. 116 2010. 1 3. The largest comprehensive fundraising campaign 2 in university history, totalling $867 million. 3 4. A renewal of the campus infrastructure with 4 more than two dozen building projects completed or in 5 progress. 6 5. More than doubling the number of endowed faculty 7 positions to 158. 8 6. Iowa State University being named “a technology 9 powerhouse” in a report to the National Science 10 Foundation. 11 7. Reducing campus energy consumption by 10 percent 12 through the Live Green! sustainability initiative. 13 8. A truly remarkable record of achievement by the 14 university’s faculty, staff, and students; and 15 WHEREAS, in his tenure at Iowa State University, 16 President Geoffroy has ushered the university into the 17 twenty-first century and positioned the university for 18 an even brighter future; NOW THEREFORE, 19 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate thanks 20 Dr. Gregory L. Geoffroy for a decade of service to the 21 people of Iowa and honors his tireless efforts to make 22 Iowa State University a world-class institution. 23 -2- LSB 6103SS (1) 84 jr/nh 2/ 2