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House
Resolution 788
By:
Representatives Bruce of the
64th,
Epps of the
128th,
Brooks of the
63rd,
Abrams of the
84th,
Beasley-Teague of the
65th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Dr. Walter E. Massey on the occasion of his retirement as president of Morehouse
College; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Dr. Walter E. Massey is the ninth president of Morehouse College, the nation's
largest private four-year liberal arts college for men; and
WHEREAS,
prior to Morehouse, Dr. Massey held a range of administrative and academic
positions. He is former director of the National Science Foundation, a position
to which he was appointed by former President George H.W. Bush. Dr. Massey also
served as vice president for research and professor of physics at the University
of Chicago, as director of the Argonne National Laboratory, dean of the College
and professor of physics at Brown University and as assistant professor of
physics at the University of Illinois; and
WHEREAS,
immediately prior to his position at Morehouse, Dr. Massey was provost and
senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of California;
and
WHEREAS,
after earning a bachelor of science in physics and mathematics in 1958 from
Morehouse, he received his master's degree and doctorate in physics in 1966 from
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. His research has involved the
study of quantum liquids and solids. His written work has also addressed
science and math education, the role of science in a democratic society, and
university-industry interactions and technology transfer in national and
international settings; and
WHEREAS,
active with a range of organizations, Dr. Massey is a past chair of the
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) and is currently serving his second
term as a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology, having also served on PCAST under the first President Bush;
and
WHEREAS,
the recipient of more than 30 honorary degrees from institutions such as Yale
University, Northwestern University, Amherst College, and Ohio State University,
Dr. Massey's leadership in education includes his service as a member of the
Gates Millennium Scholars Advisory Council and the National Commission on
Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, and chairman of the
Atlanta Committee for Public Education. In addition, he is active on several
corporate and foundation boards, including the Mellon Foundation, Motorola Inc.,
Bank of America Corporation, McDonald's Corporation, and BP p.l.c.;
and
WHEREAS,
he is a Fellow and past president of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, a Fellow and past vice president of the American
Physical Society, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the
American Philosophical Society, and the Council on Foreign Relations;
and
WHEREAS,
born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, he and his wife Shirley Anne have two sons and
three grandchildren.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Dr. Walter E. Massey on the occasion of his retirement as
president of Morehouse College, express their appreciation for his excellent
service to this state and the nation, and extend their best wishes for continued
health and happiness.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dr. Walter E.
Massey.