Senate Bill 2660

    Florida Senate - 1999        (NP)                      SR 2660

    By Senator Kirkpatrick





    5-1821-99

  1                    Senate Resolution No.     

  2         A resolution honoring Dr. Willis N. Holcombe,

  3         President of Broward Community College.

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  5         WHEREAS, Dr. Willis N. Holcombe was born on April 18,

  6  1945, in Iron Mountain, Michigan, and

  7         WHEREAS, he received his bachelor's degree at the

  8  Baldwin-Wallace College, then obtained his master's and

  9  doctoral degrees at the University of Florida, and

10         WHEREAS, Dr. Willis N. Holcombe has served with

11  distinction as the President of Broward Community College

12  since 1987, and

13         WHEREAS, Dr. Holcombe began his career at Broward

14  Community College in 1974 as the Assistant to the President,

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16         WHEREAS, he rapidly advanced to the positions of

17  Academic Dean, Provost, and Vice-President during his tenure

18  at Broward Community College, and

19         WHEREAS, Dr. Holcombe advocates on behalf of education

20  through his involvement in multiple associations and

21  commissions, and

22         WHEREAS, Dr. Holcombe has been a leader in workforce

23  development in Florida, both through his position as President

24  of Broward Community College and as a member of the Workforce

25  Development Board, and

26         WHEREAS, students throughout the state have benefited

27  from Dr. Holcombe's working to improve articulation, and

28         WHEREAS, much of Dr. Holcombe's free time is committed

29  to the United Way of Broward County, the Greater Fort

30  Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, and the Holocaust

31  Documentation and Education Center, Inc., and

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    Florida Senate - 1999        (NP)                      SR 2660
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  1         WHEREAS, his wife, Jo, and his children, Megan, Ben,

  2  and Joe, share in his contributions to the Broward Community

  3  College and the State of Florida, NOW, THEREFORE,

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  5  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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  7         That the Florida Senate recognizes the distinguished

  8  career of Dr. Willis N. Holcombe and his outstanding

  9  contributions to the Broward Community College, the Community

10  College System, and the State of Florida and expresses the

11  sincere gratitude and appreciation of this body for Dr.

12  Holcombe's service to the students of our state.

13         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution,

14  with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Dr.

15  Willis N. Holcombe, as a tangible token of the sentiments of

16  the Florida Senate.

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