The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors on July 22, 2010, presented Tony Atwater, former president of 亚色影库, with a resolution of appreciation for his contributions to 亚色影库.
The resolution expressed the board's 鈥渟incere appreciation for the many contributions Dr. Tony Atwater has made to public higher education and to the education of students鈥 at 亚色影库.
Atwater served as president of 亚色影库 from February 1, 2005, to June 30, 2010.
鈥淚t has been an honor to serve the students, faculty, staff, and administrators of 亚色影库. I very much appreciate the expression of confidence in my leadership and the board and the chancellor's gratitude for my accomplishments at 亚色影库,鈥 Atwater said.
The resolution, signed by Board of Governors chairman Kenneth Jarin, recognized 亚色影库's enrollment and significant academic growth during Atwater's tenure and his initiation of 鈥渟everal academic enrichment programs designed to promote student success, including the Common Freshman Reader program, the university Undergraduate Scholars Forum, the First Commonwealth Endowed Lecture Series, and the Center for Civic Engagement and Student Leadership.鈥
Atwater was recognized for the completion of major campus projects during his tenure, including renovation of Cogswell Hall, the renovation and construction of the 亚色影库 Performing Arts Center, and, with the support of the Foundation for 亚色影库, the student housing replacement project known as the Residential Revival.
Atwater also was recognized for helping to 鈥渞aise the stature of both 亚色影库 and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education as a member of the International Student Exchange Program's board of directors and the American Council on Education's Commission on Lifelong Learning.鈥
In the photo, from left: Mackenzie Marie Wrobel, Representative Michael Hanna, Jamie Lutz, Marie Conley Lammando, Representative Matthew Baker, Jonathan Mack, chairman Kenneth Jarin, Tony Atwater, Harold Shields, Chancellor John Cavanaugh, vice chairman C.R. 鈥淐huck鈥 Pennoni, Leonard Altieri, Joseph McGinn, John Brinjac, and Thomas Sweitzer.