HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-1997-052 Resolution of Appreciation Dean E Smith Head Basketball Coach UNC Chapel Hill io-ai 917
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HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA
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WHEREAS, Dean Smith has served without peer as Head Basketball Coach at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill from August 7, 1961 to October 9, 1997; and
WHEREAS,during his tenure, Dean Smith has exemplified the best in leadership, citizenship and
integrity; and
WHEREAS, Dean Smith has instilled the attributes of teamwork, consistency and fair play in alt of his
student-athletes for thirty-six years as Head Coach, and emphasized the value of a university
education; and
WHEREAS, Dean Smith as a faculty member and citizen has demonstrated sustained human
compassion and moral integrity; and
WHEREAS, his contributions to his profession and his community have eamed the admiration and high
regard of all the people with whom he has come into contact;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,that the Orange County Board of Commissioners, acting on
behalf of the citizens of Orange County, do hereby express sincere gratitude and deep
appreciation to Dean E. Smith for his many contributions to the lives of students and athletes of
the University of North Carolina and to the citizens of Orange County; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the members of the Orange County Board of Commissioners wish
Dean E. Smith and his family the very best in future endeavors; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that this resolution be presented to Coach Smith,sent to the University
and the press, and be made part of the official minutes of this meeting,this twenty-first day of
October, 1997.
William L. Crowther, Chair
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Stephen Halkiotis, Vice-C it argaret,W. rown, Member
Moses Carey, Member Alice M. Gordon, Member