Honoring State Representative Verla Insko and State Senator Eleanor Kinnaird, Former UNC-Chapel Hill Staff Employees Newly Elected to the General Assembly
RESOLUTION OF THE EMPLOYEE FORUM
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
December 4, 1996
WHEREAS, the Mission of the Employee Forum is to address constructively the concerns of the Employees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and
WHEREAS, these concerns include the recognition of individuals who have distinguished themselves in service to the University community, so as to encourage similar achievement among the remainder of the community’s members; and
WHEREAS, two former University staff Employees have distinguished themselves not only in service to the University community, but to the communities of Chapel Hill, Orange County and beyond; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of these communities have chosen to recognize the service of these two staff Employees by electing them to serve as representatives to the North Carolina General Assembly in the State’s election of November 6, 1996; and
WHEREAS, qualities in these two staff Employees admired by the electorate has been fostered in part by the fertile work environment of the University; and
WHEREAS, the Forum is naturally inclined to “claim kin” with such Employees who have identified new avenues to serve the citizens of our State and the important interests of our University; and
WHEREAS, as former Employees, these two representatives should be able to understand most acutely the concerns of University workers;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Employee Forum of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill extends its heartfelt congratulations to Verla Insko and Eleanor Kinnaird for their recent election to the North Carolina General Assembly, along with any other former System staff Employees achieving similar positions of public trust; and
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Forum hereby extends an invitation to these and other such representatives to address its assembly at a time convenient to them, with the hope that they could relate the impact of their University service to their current duties with the State Legislature.
Signed on behalf of the Delegates of the Employee Forum
Ann Hamner, Chair