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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2011 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING JOSEPH R. URGO ON BEING NAMED PRESIDENT OF SAINT | |
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MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND | |
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Introduced By: Senator Frank A. Ciccone | |
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Date Introduced: February 10, 2011 | |
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Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
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WHEREAS, On March 26th of 2011, Joseph R. Urgo will be inaugurated as the 6th |
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President of St. Mary’s College of Maryland; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Hartford, Connecticut, Mr. Urgo laid the foundation for a future |
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replete with promise and unbounded potential. He attained his bachelor’s degree from Haverford |
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College, his master’s degree from Wesleyan University, and a master’s degree and Ph.D from |
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Brown University; and |
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WHEREAS, Residing in Cranston for fifteen years, Mr. Urgo was a teaching fellow |
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while attending Brown from 1983 until 1985, and was a member of the Bryant College faculty for |
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eleven years. He held a Fulbright lectureship in Spain and had taught as an Andrew W. Mellon |
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Fellow and assistant professor at Vanderbilt University. He also served as a professor and Chair |
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of the English Department at the University of Mississippi; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Urgo’s successes haven’t simply been the result of good fortune, but |
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have moreover been due to his immense talents, intellectual aptitude, and focus. He has |
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published six books, as well as co-editing numerous others, and he currently serves as the Chief |
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Academic Officer at Hamilton College in New York; and |
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WHEREAS, Earning the respect of his colleagues and higher education community, Mr. |
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Urgo has been honored with the Bryant College Alumni Association’s Distinguished Faculty |
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Award and a $100,000 scholarship endowment in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Urgo is a paradigm of the very best leadership qualities and he is |
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eminently worthy of our praise and acknowledgement; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby congratulates Joseph Urgo on being inaugurated as President of Saint Mary’s College of |
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Maryland. We furthermore wish him continued success, fulfillment, and good health; and be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Joseph R. Urgo. |
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