F96-10

At its meeting of December 9, 1996, the Academic Senate approved the following policy recommendation as presented by Dominique Van Hooff for the Executive Committee.

POLICY RECOMMENDATION

HONORING YOSHIHIRO “YOSH” UCHIDA AND

RENAMING THE SPX WEST UCHIDA HALL

WHEREAS: Yoshihiro “Yosh” Uchida (B.S. 1947), holder of the 7th degree Black Belt, coached the first Olympic Judo team in 1964 and was responsible for the International Olympic Committee’s decision to accept the sport; and

WHEREAS: “Yosh” Uchida, who was this year inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame, has coached the San Jose State University Judo Team for 50 years; and

WHEREAS: In this time span, his teams have won an astonishing 32 out of 35 National Collegiate Judo Championship Tournament titles; and

WHEREAS: “Yosh” Uchida’s contributions to SJSU athletics have improved the lives of countless students and lent luster to his alma mater;; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED: That the Academic Senate of San Jose State University thank “Yosh” Uchida for his extraordinary service to the University; and, be it further

RESOLVED: That the Academic Senate of San Jose State University congratulate their colleague, “Yosh” Uchida, for setting an unsurpassable standard for outstanding teaching; and be it further

RESOLVED: That the Academic Senate of San Jose State University endorse the recommendation of the Special Committee on Facility Naming to change the name of the building presently known as SPX West to Uchida Hall as a means of permanently recognizing and remembering the name and the contributions of our distinguished alumnus and colleague, “Yosh” Uchida.

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