Study Session at 5:15 pm W - Rock Valley College
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ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE Board Report #6881<br />
April 24, 2012<br />
RESOLUTION<br />
Upon the Retirement of Scott Fisher<br />
WHEREAS, Scott Fisher joined the RVC faculty as an instructor of Avi<strong>at</strong>ion Maintenance<br />
Technology (AVM) on September 29, 2009 after previously serving as a Associ<strong>at</strong>e Professor of<br />
English, achieving a total of 17 years of distinguished service <strong>at</strong> <strong>Rock</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>College</strong>; and<br />
WHEREAS, Scott has helped to provide p<strong>at</strong>hways to gainful employment and transferability<br />
to four-year colleges for an impressive number of AVM gradu<strong>at</strong>es; and<br />
WHEREAS, he has actively sought don<strong>at</strong>ions of avi<strong>at</strong>ion equi<strong>pm</strong>ent th<strong>at</strong> enhance the<br />
learning experience for AVM students, and<br />
WHEREAS, Scott’s expertise as a writer has produced articles published in n<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
magazines and developed brochures th<strong>at</strong> have clarified how important the Avi<strong>at</strong>ion Maintenance<br />
Technology program truly is to the community; and<br />
WHEREAS, he has invested time getting involved with the local and regional avi<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
community to promote the virtues of the AVM program which has helped our gradu<strong>at</strong>es find local<br />
employment; and<br />
WHEREAS, Scott has actively helped to recruit new students to the AVM program by<br />
meeting with perspective students <strong>at</strong> RVC recruiting events, providing tours and open houses <strong>at</strong> the<br />
Falcon Road Center and making on-site visits to local schools; and<br />
WHEREAS, he worked endlessly to incorpor<strong>at</strong>e real world, hands-on learning activities and<br />
to incorpor<strong>at</strong>e additional written communic<strong>at</strong>ion skills in his classes to better prepare the AVM<br />
students to be successful in their future careers; and<br />
WHEREAS, Scott’s time <strong>at</strong> <strong>Rock</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>College</strong> has made a difference in the AVM Program<br />
and in the lives of students, faculty and staff; and<br />
THEREFORE, be it now resolved th<strong>at</strong> Scott Fisher take with him the gr<strong>at</strong>itude and best<br />
wishes of all his colleagues <strong>at</strong> <strong>Rock</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>College</strong> and the Board of Trustees; and<br />
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED th<strong>at</strong> the undersigned express their hope th<strong>at</strong> his happiest<br />
years are those which lie ahead;<br />
GIVEN under our hand and seal this 24 th day of April 2012.<br />
Attest<br />
Chairperson ___________________________<br />
Secretary _____________________________
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