SJ 90 — Commending the Honorable Paul S. Trible, Jr.

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90 E Commending the Honorable Paul S.

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Delegates:Trible, Jr., has served the citizens of Virginia L with integrity and excellence as an Assistant U.S.

MullinAttorney aDdfor Carrthe WHEREAS,Eastern forDistrict almostof 50Virginia, yearsL theCommonwealth's HonorableAttorney of Essex County, United States Congressman, United States Senator, and PreWHEREAS, on January 1, 1996, Paul S.Trible became the fifth president of Christopher Newport E University, and his vision and leadership have led to the growth of one of America's preeminent public D liberal arts universities;

Trible,and Jr.,WHEREAS, hasPaul servedTrible envisioned the citizenscreation of Virginiaa withgreat integrityuniversity andfor excellenceAmerica asthat ancared Assistantabout U.S.purpose––a life of significance––as it is now called at Christopher Newport University;

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andTorggler WHEREAS,Fine duringArts PaulCenter, Trible'sand tenure,the applications to Christopher Newport University haveCenter increasedfor byCommunity 700Engagement, percent,which theenables average GPA of entering students has soared from 2.6 to 3.8,perform theover number100,000 hours of full-timecomRESOLVED studentsby hasthe increasedSenate, to 5,000, and the institution'sHouse four-year graduation rate is now one of theWHEREAS,Delegates withconcurring, theThat strong support of the General Assembly,Assembly Christopherhereby Newportcommend University offers a beautiful campus, great teaching, a rich and rigorous academic curriculum in the liberalHonorable artsPaul andS. sciences, and a marvelous sense of community where people speak and smile and support and encourage each other;

andTrible, WHEREAS,Jr., Paulfor Triblehis hasoutstanding emphasizedservice theto valuesall citizens of leadership,the honor,Commonwealth, andto servicethe inmore thethan life25,000 graduates of Christopher Newport University throughduring thehis President'slong LeadershipandRESOLVED Program,FURTHER, That the CenterClerk forof Communitythe LeadershipSenate andprepare Americana Studies;copy of this resolution forfuture;

andand, Civicbe Leadershipit andpresentation through superb academic programs in WHEREAS, Paul Trible has profoundly contributed to the economicHonorable andPaul culturalS. life of the Virginia Peninsula, Hampton Roads and the Commonwealth through the creation of the Ferguson Center for the Performing Arts, the Mary M.

Torggler Fine Arts Center, and the Christopher Newport University Center for Community Engagement, which enables students to perform over 100,000 hours of :

32 community service each year;

now, therefore, be it 34 commend the Honorable Paul S.

Trible, Jr., for his outstanding service to all citizens of they 35 Commonwealth, to the more than 25,000 graduates of Christopher Newport University during his long 36 and distinguished tenure, and to the Virginians who will attend the institution in the future;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Honorable Paul S.