Resolution of Commendation for Senator Paul O'Brien
AS-3086-12/Stanislaus Delegation
WHEREAS, Senator Paul O'Brien has served the faculty, the Academic Senate and the CSU with
collegial thoughtfulness and attendance at myriad meetings in the past nine years; and
WHEREAS, Senator O'Brien has represented his campus, California State University, Stanislaus, exceptionally well; and
WHEREAS, Paul has brought to the ASCSU a well-developed understanding of the need for effective
working relationships with all members of the CSU community and a genuine talent for
building those relationships; and
WHEREAS, Senator O'Brien has served with distinction on multiple ASCSU standing committees, the
ASCSU Executive Committee, as vice-Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, and on
a variety of CSU system-wide committees, accumulating in the process a weighty store of
frequent flyer miles and rolling over the odometer in his car; and
WHEREAS, Senator O'Brien has been steadfast in attending to the business of the ASCSU, missing a
single plenary in the entire span of his service as senator; and
WHEREAS, Paul's colleagues at CSU Stanislaus, Senators Myers, Hejka-Ekins, and Filling, have
benefited from his gentle guidance, patience, unremitting optimism, and influential
campus and Senate presence; and
WHEREAS, Senator O'Brien is the recipient of the 2012 CSU StaYnislaus Outstanding Professor Award
for Shared Governance in recognition of his lengthy record of service at the campus and
system levels; and
WHEREAS, The CSU system has clearly benefited from Paul's work and unique skills; therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the Academic Senate of the California State University express its deep gratitude and
respect to Senator O'Brien for his time and labors and his devotion to the role of shared
governance in the CSU, and extend its best wishes as he continues his service to our
university system—between trips to the Continent, his very active presence at sociology
conferences around the nation, time with his family, or promoting collegiality wherever he
can. We will miss you, Senator O'Brien.
Approved by Acclamation – May 3-4, 2012
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