At its meeting of May 12, 2008, the Academic Senate approved the following Sense of the Senate Resolution presented by Senator Meldal for the Executive Committee.
Honoring and Thanking Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley for her Service to the Senate and to the University
Whereas, Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley has served as Academic Senator for 12 years, and has provided superb leadership through her years of service to the University, and
Whereas, Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley will continue her service to the University as a member of the Academic Senate of the CSU, and
Whereas, Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley has served as Chair of the Academic Senate for two terms from 2006 to 2008, and
Whereas, Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley has brought to the work of the Academic Senate broad and deep knowledge of the University, along with excellent judgment, ethical behavior, fairness, honesty, integrity and carefully deliberative leadership, and in particular
Whereas, Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley has served as Senate Chair during a period where the University completed a full review by its accrediting agency, and
Whereas, Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley has provided a role model for effective communication with members of the campus community, and
Whereas, Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley has ensured that the processes of the Academic Senate unfold with broad participation and in close consultation with the appropriate stakeholders, and
hereas, Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley has tirelessly nurtured a spirit of team building and collaboration among the officers and members of the Academic Senate, and
Whereas, Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley has demonstrated a willingness to reach out and make an extra effort to achieve consensus and a shared sense of direction and goals, and
Whereas, Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley has been a strong proponent for the principles of non-discrimination, inclusion and broad access to education, and
Whereas, Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley has been a strong advocate for the importance of sustainability, and
Whereas, Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley has devoted enormous energy and spirit to the organization of our campus’s participation in the selection of our next university President; therefore be it
Resolved, that the Academic Senate of San José State University congratulate, thank and commend Dr. Judith Lessow-Hurley for her exemplary leadership and her legacy of accomplishments.
Rationale: A job well done deserves recognition.
Financial impact: None
Workload impact: None
Approved: May 5, 2008
Present: Kassing, Sigler, Najjar, Phillips, Bros, McClory, Meldal, Backer, Sivertsen, Kaufman, Backer, Von Till
Absent: Lessow-Hurley, Henderson, Lee
Vote: 12-0-0