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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-09-09 Proclamation RECOGNIZING DR. WILLIAM H. BEARDSLEY ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AS PRESIDENT OF HUSSON UNIVERSITY WHEREAS, Bill’s long and varied career has included service as state planner and aide to the Governor of Vermont, as Vice President of Bangor Hydro Electric Company, and in various positions in the State of Alaska Department of Economic Development; and st WHEREAS, he began his career at Husson as its 21 President and Chief Executive Officer in 1987 at a time when the College offered only Associate and Bachelor of Science degrees in business and nursing and was $115 million in debt; and WHEREAS, Bill has strengthened university finances, expanded enrollments, established schools of health, education, pharmacy, and science and humanities, and brought the New England School of Communications, the Eastport Boat School, and Unobskey College under the Husson umbrella; and WHEREAS, this year, Husson has added major facilities, officially changed its name from Husson College to Husson University, and will graduate its first doctoral students, all of which reflect Bill’s strategic vision and dynamic leadership; and WHEREAS, Bill has also served terms as president of the Maine Higher Education Council and the Maine Independent College Association; and WHEREAS, Bill plans to continue to chair the Maine Development Foundation, serve on the board of the Finance Authority of Maine, and devote greater time to expanding the Maine economy; NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERRY G.M. PALMER, JR, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, on behalf of the City Council and the citizens of Bangor, do hereby offer our thanks and appreciation to William H. Beardsley for his contributions to Husson University and for the expanded role he has led it to assume in our community and our economy. We extend him our best wishes as he leaves the University, and we look forward to continued close collaboration with him in his future ventures. th Given this the 9 day of November 2009. __________________________________ Council Chair Gerry G.M. Palmer, Jr