Senate Bill 2662

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    Florida Senate - 1999        (NP)                      SR 2662

    By Senator Kirkpatrick





    5-1822-99

  1                    Senate Resolution No.     

  2         A resolution honoring Dr. Edwin R. Massey,

  3         President of Indian River Community College.

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  5         WHEREAS, Dr. Edwin R. Massey was born on November 4,

  6  1945, in the State of Mississippi, and

  7         WHEREAS, Dr. Massey received his bachelor's degree from

  8  Millsaps College and obtained his master's and doctoral

  9  degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi, and

10         WHEREAS, Dr. Edwin R. Massey has served as the

11  President of Indian River Community College since 1988, and

12         WHEREAS, he began his career at Indian River Community

13  College 25 years ago as a biology professor, and

14         WHEREAS, the students, faculty, and staff of the entire

15  Community College System have benefited from his advocacy and

16  dedication, and

17         WHEREAS, Dr. Massey serves on numerous statewide

18  committees and boards and chairs the Statewide Committee on

19  Accountability and Effectiveness, the Performance Based

20  Funding Task Force for the Community College System, and the

21  Articulation Committee for the Council of Presidents, and

22         WHEREAS, he received the "President's Award for

23  Excellence" from the Florida Association of Community Colleges

24  in 1995, and

25         WHEREAS, much of Dr. Massey's free time is devoted to

26  the United Way of Indian River and St. Lucie Counties and the

27  Treasure Coast Literary Society, among other endeavors, and

28         WHEREAS, his wife, Jo, and his children, Michelle, Kim,

29  and Paul, share in his contributions to Indian River Community

30  College, NOW, THEREFORE,

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    Florida Senate - 1999        (NP)                      SR 2662
    5-1822-99




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

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  3         That the Florida Senate recognizes the distinguished

  4  career of Dr. Edwin R. Massey and the many fine contributions

  5  he has made to the Indian River Community College, the

  6  Community College System, and the State of Florida and

  7  expresses the sincere gratitude and appreciation of this body

  8  for Dr. Massey's service to the students of our state.

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

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

11  R. Massey as a token of the sentiments of the Florida Senate.

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