ADOPTED - DECEMBER 9, 2008

                                                                                                                        Agenda Item No. 7

Introduced by the County Services Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING DOROTHY GONZALES

RESOLUTION #08-340

WHEREAS, after years of working with Michigan State University's faculty, staff, and students, Dorothy Gonzales began serving on the Board of Trustees January 1, 1993; and

WHEREAS, in November of 2000, she was re-elected and currently serves on the Board of Trustees Policy Committee; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy served as the Director of the Wayne County Department of Health and Community Services,  prior to her Wayne County appointment, she was Director of the Michigan Department of Community Health's Office of Multicultural Services; and

WHEREAS, she worked in State government for 24 years, first serving as a research analyst in the State House of Representatives, and later as an educational policy adviser to Governor James Blanchard; and in 1995, Dorothy served as chair of the Michigan Association of Governing Boards (MAGB), the statewide organization for governing boards of Michigan's 15 public four-year universities; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy has served as a guidance counselor in MSU's Office of Supportive Services, where she offered academic, personal, social and career guidance to low-income and educationally challenged students; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy is a practicum instructor for the School of Social Work, and was an adviser to the College of Nursing's strategic planning committee, she has worked with MSU's School of Criminal Justice in its efforts to reduce the number of minority youth in the juvenile justice system, and with the College of Human Medicine on AIDS education and prevention; and

WHEREAS, after serving 16 years on Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees, Dorothy Gonzales is retiring from her position.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honors Dorothy Gonzales for her 16 years of dedicated service as a member of Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board appreciates the contributions she has made to the citizens of Ingham County and wishes her continued success in all of her future endeavors. 

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Nolan, De Leon, Copedge, Soule, Grebner, Severino     Nays:  None      Absent:  None        Approved 12/2/08