75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                    House Joint Resolution 40
 
Sponsored by Representatives CANNON, GELSER, Senator MORSE
 
 
  Whereas Dr. Jane Lubchenco has been a member of the Oregon
State University faculty since 1977, holds the Wayne and Gladys
Valley Professorship in Marine Biology, is a Distinguished
Professor of Zoology and has contributed greatly to our knowledge
of ocean ecosystems and human well-being; and
  Whereas Dr. Jane Lubchenco has received numerous major
international and national awards for demonstrating the
importance of ecological sustainability and helping to open a
larger dialogue between scientists and the public, the latter
chiefly through her presidency of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science and her creation of the influential
Aldo Leopold Leadership Program for enhancement of communications
around environmental science; and
  Whereas Dr. Jane Lubchenco cochaired the Governor's advisory
group on global warming, helping to develop an Oregon strategy on
climate change, and has provided other valuable leadership
through two terms of presidentially appointed service on the
National Science Board; and
  Whereas Dr. Jane Lubchenco was confirmed by the United States
Senate on March 19, 2009, as Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere and as Administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
  Whereas the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is
the lead United States agency for the study of climate and
oceans, the stewardship of coastal jobs and resources and the
provision of vital weather information and services to Americans;
and
  Whereas Dr. Jane Lubchenco, as head of the agency, will provide
vital leadership in analyzing and shaping administrative policy
with regard to key components of our environment; now, therefore,
 
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
 
  That the Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly:
  (1) Recognizes and thanks Dr. Jane Lubchenco for her service to
Oregon and for her valuable contributions to the science of
marine biology and to our collective understanding of climate
change.
  (2) Wishes Dr. Jane Lubchenco well in her new roles as Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and as
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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                                 Adopted by House April 9, 2009
 
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                                      Chief Clerk of House
 
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                                        Speaker of House
 
 
                                 Adopted by Senate May 21, 2009
 
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                                       President of Senate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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