[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 576 Introduced in House (IH)]






107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 576

                 Honoring the life of Dr. Roberto Cruz.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 9, 2002

   Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Mr. Honda, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stark, Ms. Lee, Ms. Solis, Mr. Baca, Mrs. 
  Napolitano, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
  Becerra, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
Gutierrez, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Farr 
 of California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
            to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
                 Honoring the life of Dr. Roberto Cruz.

Whereas Dr. Roberto Cruz was the founder of the National Hispanic University and 
        served as its first president;
Whereas Dr. Cruz received a bachelor's degree in Spanish from the Wichita State 
        University, a masters degree in education from the University of 
        California-Berkeley, and Ph.D. in policy, planning, and administration 
        from the University of California-Berkeley;
Whereas Dr. Cruz served as president of the National Association for Bilingual 
        Education and the executive director of the Bilingual Education League, 
        a nonprofit educational organization that assisted language minority 
        students through teacher training, technical assistance, and research;
Whereas Dr. Cruz was appointed by the Secretary of Education to a national 
        advisory council that dealt with the education of language minority 
        students;
Whereas Dr. Cruz has received many honors from educational and Hispanic 
        organizations, including introduction into the Hispanic Hall of Fame and 
        the Hispanic Achievement Award in Education;
Whereas Dr. Cruz had the foresight and courage to address the lack of 
        educational opportunities for young Hispanic students coming out of high 
        school by opening the National Hispanic University in Oakland, 
        California, in 1981;
Whereas Dr. Cruz moved the National Hispanic University to San Jose, California, 
        in 1991;
Whereas Dr. Cruz developed strong partnerships between the National Hispanic 
        University and local community colleges, San Jose State University, and 
        many other important people and institutions in the Silicon Valley 
        community;
Whereas Dr. Cruz developed a partnership with National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration which allows students to participate in hands-on training 
        at the Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, and brings 
        scientists from the research center to teach courses at the National 
        Hispanic University;
Whereas the National Hispanic University is presently midway through a 
        $25,000,000 endowment fundraising effort that Dr. Cruz initiated, which 
        is expected to help pay for a proposed 60,000 square-foot academic 
        center;
Whereas, even facing his imminent death, Dr. Cruz took steps to help implement a 
        succession plan that left the National Hispanic University prepared to 
        succeed after his passing; and
Whereas on September 4, 2002, Dr. Cruz died after a long and distinguished 
        career: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes Dr. Roberto Cruz's legendary professionalism 
        as a model educator;
            (2) honors Dr. Cruz's life; and
            (3) extends its condolences to the Cruz family and to the 
        faculty, staff, and students of the National Hispanic 
        University on the occasion of his death.
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