Resolution in Honor of Senator Patricia Rozée

AS-2544-03/Long Beach - May 10-11, 2001

WHEREAS, Patricia Rozée has served as the duly elected representative of California State University, Long Beach for two terms; and

WHEREAS, Patricia Rozée was overwhelmingly re-elected to the Academic Senate of the California State University (partly because people were afraid to run against her); and

WHEREAS, Patricia Rozée has become increasingly involved in administering CSULB's very successful service learning program; and

WHEREAS, Patricia Rozée has an irrational and inexplicable need to sleep and must thus give up some of her very worthwhile activities; and

WHEREAS, Patricia Rozée has regretfully resigned from the Academic Senate CSU; and

WHEREAS, Patricia Rozee has helped to educate and inform the Senate on important issues affecting service learning; and

WHEREAS, Patricia Rozee has been a valued contributor to the Academic Affairs Committee for the past three years; and

WHEREAS, Patricia Rozée's extreme candor has been either refreshing or distressing depending upon the sensitivity and sensibility of the recipients of her remarks; and

WHEREAS, Patricia Rozée has never failed to express her opinions with the utmost honesty and integrity; and

WHEREAS, Openness and directness are precious commodities in elected bodies like the Senate; therefore be it

RESOLVED: That Patricia Rozée will be sorely missed by everyone who values honesty, integrity, candor and directness; and be it further

RESOLVED: That the Academic Senate CSU express its thanks to Patricia Rozée for her years of distinguished service.

APPROVED BY ACCLAMATION - May 10-11, 2001