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IN THE MATTER OF HONORING RESOLUTION NO. 2007/614
BOB DABNEY FOR HIS INSPIRATIONAL
DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT
AS A CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE EDUCATOR
WHEREAS, Bob Dabney was appointed Dean of Vocational and'.I'cchnical Education at Contra Costa
College in 1989; and
WHEREAS, Bob Dabney established a new instructional service called "contract education" that
extended college resources to business and industty, local governments, and non-profit
organizations in West Contra Costa County,; and
WHEREAS, This program provy.ided Contra Cosfa College faculfy=:the opportunity to re-tool their skills
in a business environment,..expant business;' support to ;t11 College in areas such as
biotechnology, and increase: funding from the private-sector for�p�,ublic cornmututy, college
education; and �;. .•r' ,`..\
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WHEREAS, Bob Dabney was instrumental in developing the .PAC:E-p •og,idin allowing students to
attend Contra.Costa College in the evenings and=on-weekends:.to:''.coinplctc ai.i:V.k 1 degree in two
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yearsi While working'full-time; and
WHEREAS,,;,N1r''Dabney established Contra CostaTelevision. as:an tnstrucggnal resource, successfully
Seeking ..funding; equipments.expertise and business ;support-_so4tth t CC`IA� could deliver
instruction to students u, distant learning classrooms throughout West Count,; and',
WHEREAS; ";Phis program piloted°'inno ,ative ways.of.cieliver' g,.eciucation'to' clivefse and distant
stridents, thereby reducirig the"nEed fcir commutin to campus a'nd ulcreasu access to courses;
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WHEREAS, Bob Dabney advanced:the Co.llege;Presidcrii'.s-'intezn,,idorial�:;deg eei:programs to deliver
Contra Costa College instruction to Osaka;"Japan; resuli.irig M"Collct
'eg�;;instruors going to the
Osaka College of I=ligh-Tcchnology to tnstt-uet`J,apariese students .n'English and
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WHEREAS, "1•his prograin..established reciprocity wtth ()s.aka`College'oft:fpgl 'Technology, facilitating
international exchangc,tinterns hips in biotech nol(3gy-arid iesultiitg_ui-added revenue for Contra
Costa Collegc;
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT R OLVEP%_:..d e :Contra Costa Count- Board of Supervisors
congratulates.13ob Dabney fo i ig inducted into the Contra Costa College Hall of lame and
recognizes him for his tircles we on behalf of students and his community•
A.RY N. PIEPHO
Chair
District Ill Supervisor
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JOHN GIOIA •/ GAYLEy . UILKEMA
District I Supervisor District II Supervisor
SUSAN A. BONILLA Ak . FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District TV Supervisor District V Supervisor.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken
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