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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING DR. GARY M. PENFIELD ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

     Introduced By: Representatives Cimini, Fox, Bennett, and Hull

     Date Introduced: June 16, 2014

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, In a variety of capacities, over the span of more than three and a half

decades, Dr. Gary Penfield has inspired, motivated, enriched and entertained the lives of

generations of students at Rhode Island College; and

     WHEREAS, Since moving to Rhode Island and joining the college's staff as Dean of

Students in 1976, Dr. Penfield has been a shining example of how big a difference one person can

make in the life of another; and

     WHEREAS, Gary Penfield earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the State

University of New York at Albany. He continued his education, attaining his Doctorate at the

University of Cincinnati. Preceding his position at RIC, he was Dean of Student Groups and

University Programs at the University of Cincinnati and has also served on the Board of Directors

of the Providence Performing Arts Center and the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Red

Cross; and

     WHEREAS, Gifted with exceptional people and motivational skills, Dr. Penfield was

promoted to the position of Vice President of Student Affairs for Rhode Island College in 1979.

He currently holds the longest tenure of active administrators at Rhode Island College; and

     WHEREAS, To memorialize his myriad contributions to the betterment of Rhode Island

College, a fundraising campaign has been established to raise revenue to name the college's

newest residence hall in Dr. Penfield's honor; and

     WHEREAS, By virtue of his numerous and selfless accomplishments, Dr. Gary Penfield

serves as a model for all our educational leaders and the accomplishments and strides he has

made in the educational experience for young people in our state will be felt for generations; now,

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby joins his countless admirers in honoring and thanking Dr. Gary

Penfield and wishing him a long and happy retirement and all the very best that life has to offer;

and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Dr. Gary Penfield.

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