Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 34–Senators Raggio, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Cegavske, Coffin, Hardy, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, Nolan, O’Connell, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Tiffany, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

May 6, 2003

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Joint Sponsors: Assemblymen Carpenter, Anderson, Andonov, Angle, Arberry, Atkinson, Beers, Brown, Buckley, Chowning, Christensen, Claborn, Collins, Conklin, Geddes, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Grady, Griffin, Gustavson, Hardy, Hettrick, Horne, Knecht, Koivisto, Leslie, Mabey, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, McCleary, Mortenson, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Perkins, Pierce, Sherer, Weber and Williams

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Read and Adopted

 

SUMMARY—Commends Dorothy Gallagher for her service to community, University and Community College System of Nevada and State of Nevada. (BDR R‑1051)

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Commending Dorothy Gallagher for her service to her community, the University and Community College System of Nevada and the State of Nevada.

 

1-1  Whereas, Dedication to and involvement in lifelong pursuits

1-2  that unselfishly benefit society are traits which distinguish the

1-3  careers of some above others and serve as an inspiration to all; and

1-4  Whereas, Dorothy Sewell Gallagher has so distinguished

1-5  herself in the eyes of family, friends, coworkers and Nevadans

1-6  statewide; and

2-1  Whereas, As a fourth-generation Nevadan, Dorothy

2-2  Gallagher’s endeavors have centered around the best interests of

2-3  students of higher education and, in her own words, around building

2-4  “a system of higher education in Nevada that people can be proud

2-5  of”; and

2-6  Whereas, During her 22 years of outstanding service as a

2-7  member of the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada,

2-8  Dorothy represented 11 rural counties in Nevada and served as

2-9  Chairman of more than a dozen committees of the Board and as

2-10  Chairman of the Board from July 1989 through June 1991; and

2-11      Whereas, Serving during a time of rapid growth of higher

2-12  education in Nevada, Dorothy has played a major role in making

2-13  decisions that have affected the colleges and universities within the

2-14  University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN),

2-15  and especially in developing the Great Basin College in her

2-16  hometown, Elko, Nevada; and

2-17      Whereas, Because of Dorothy’s efforts, the Great Basin

2-18  College became the first college in Nevada, other than the

2-19  universities in the UCCSN, to grant a baccalaureate degree, thus

2-20  enabling the residents of Elko to earn certain baccalaureate degrees

2-21  without having to travel hundreds of miles; and

2-22      Whereas, Dorothy’s support was instrumental in the

2-23  establishment of the Desert Research Institute, the Nevada State

2-24  College in Henderson, Nevada, and the University of Nevada, Reno,

2-25  Fire Science and Emergency Management Academy; and

2-26      Whereas, Because of such achievements, Dorothy has been

2-27  honored with the Sherman Hall of Fame Award, the Trustee

2-28  Excellence Award of the Nevada Hospital Association and

2-29  induction into the Hall of Fame of the Nevada Women’s Fund; and

2-30      Whereas, Dorothy has been praised by those close to her as

2-31  having personal traits of integrity, honesty, professionalism,

2-32  firmness, common sense and the ability to work closely with others

2-33  to achieve a common goal; and

2-34      Whereas, After her years of public service on the Board of

2-35  Regents, Dorothy has retired from the Board, with its demanding

2-36  schedule, to be able to spend more time with her husband, Tom,

2-37  who is a retired dentist, but she will still serve her community as

2-38  evidenced by her recent acceptance of the position of Director of

2-39  Strategic and Community Initiatives at the Northeastern Nevada

2-40  Regional Hospital in Elko; now, therefore, be it

2-41      Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the

2-42  Assembly Concurring, That the members of the Nevada

2-43  Legislature commend Dorothy Gallagher for her many years of

2-44  service to her community, the University and Community College

2-45  System of Nevada and the State of Nevada; and be it further

3-1  Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes that because of

3-2  Dorothy Gallagher’s work, the system of higher education in

3-3  Nevada has made progress that will be a cornerstone for generations

3-4  of the future; and be it further

3-5  Resolved, That the Nevada Legislature wishes Dorothy further

3-6  success in her new position with the Northeastern Nevada Regional

3-7  Hospital; and be it further

3-8  Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and

3-9  transmit a copy of this resolution to Tom and Dorothy Gallagher and

3-10  to their sons, Frank S. Gallagher, Thomas H. Gallagher and Michael

3-11  H. Gallagher.

 

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