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Proclamation congratulating Mark A. Nordenberg upon the occasion of his retirement as Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh and thanking him for his 19 years of dedicated service and leadership to the University of Pittsburgh and the region.
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WHEREAS, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh Law School in 1977; and
WHEREAS, Chancellor Nordenberg served the university in a number of different capacities, including Dean of the School of Law, Interim Provost of the University and Distinguished Service Professor; and
WHEREAS, in 1995, Chancellor Nordenberg was elected Interim Chancellor by the university’s board of trustees, and in 1996, following a national search, was formally elected Chancellor; and
WHEREAS, last year, Chancellor Nordenberg announced that he would step down in the summer of 2014, following 19 years of service; and
WHEREAS, under Chancellor Nordenberg’s tenure, enrollment has increased by over 20%, SAT college entrance exam score requirements have risen over 180 points and the university’s endowment has increased six-fold; and
WHEREAS, the University of Pittsburgh is among the nation’s leading producers of Fulbright Scholars, Boren Scholars, Whitaker International Fellows, National Science Foundation Fellows, Critical Language Scholars and Humanity in Action Scholars; and
WHEREAS, the University of Pittsburgh now ranks fifth among all American universities in Federal science and engineering research and development support, obtained by members of its faculty; and
WHEREAS, Chancellor Nordenberg has cultivated strong partnerships with both the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Carnegie Mellon University; and
WHEREAS, the University of Pittsburgh continues to be an academic and economic powerhouse in western Pennsylvania; Annually, more than $1.3 billion in personal income is generated in the region from over 30,000 University of Pittsburgh- supported jobs; and
WHEREAS, in...
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