RESOLUTION
TO HONOR ROBERT L. THOMPSON
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE ON THE
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
WHEREAS, Winthrop University with grateful
appreciation, does hereby acknowledge, commend and honor the thirteen
years of distinguished service of Robert L. Thompson as a member of the
Winthrop University Board of Trustees; and
WHEREAS, his participation on the Board on a variety of committees, as
well as being Secretary, Vice-Chair, and Chair of the Board will long be
evident in the achievements of the University in such areas as our
growing national reputation, our dedication to providing national
caliber, accredited programs and our promise to create exemplary campus
living and learning communities; and
WHEREAS he employed his trademark characteristics of buoyant humor and
exuberance, planning, patience, persistence and above all a positive
spirit to promote educational advancement at Winthrop University, always
seeing possibility where others saw obstacles and encouraging the Board
of Trustees by his unshakeable belief in a solution to every challenge;
and
WHEREAS, by facilitating significant gifts from the Springs Industries
and contributing his own major gift to establish the Robert L. and Norma
Thompson fund for faculty enrichment at Winthrop University, he set a
powerful example for others to follow;
THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED that the
Winthrop University Board of Trustees, and President DiGiorgio, on
behalf of the students, faculty and staff at Winthrop University, and
the extended public higher education community, do gratefully praise the
tireless dedication, vigorous advocacy and steadfast determination that
Robert Thompson has consistently demonstrated on Winthrops behalf, and
in commending him for outstanding meritorious service, do wish him every
success and happiness in all his future endeavors.
June 3, 2005 |
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