HOUSE MEMORIAL 39

51st legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2013

INTRODUCED BY

James P. White

A MEMORIAL

RECOGNIZING ROBERT P. MATTEUCCI'S SERVICE TO CENTRAL NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

     WHEREAS, Robert P. Matteucci, a native of Albuquerque, has devoted his adult life to improving education in New Mexico through public service; and

     WHEREAS, since 1986, Mr. Matteucci has been a member, chair and vice chair of the governing board of central New Mexico community college; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Matteucci, having decided not to run for reelection, will end his impressive twenty-six years of service to the governing board of central New Mexico community college in March 2013; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Matteucci has been an exceptional, high-integrity leader of central New Mexico community college as it has grown from a relatively small technical-vocational institute into a full-fledged community college and the state's highest-enrollment institution of higher education; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Matteucci, also a successful Albuquerque-area businessman, was appointed by former governors Bruce King and Jerry Apodaca to serve two terms on the New Mexico board of educational finance, the forerunner to the commission on higher education, and has served on the greater Albuquerque chamber of commerce; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Matteucci, a graduate of Albuquerque high school and the university of New Mexico, served for twelve years as a board member of the Albuquerque business education compact and two terms with the New Mexico educational assistance foundation; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Matteucci has ardently supported the university of New Mexico as president of its alumni association board and as a member of its foundation board; and

     WHEREAS, in 2008, Mr. Matteucci helped to forge a relationship between central New Mexico community college and the university of New Mexico that broadened transfer opportunities for students; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Matteucci has championed the affordability and accessibility of a central New Mexico community college education for all residents in the school's district; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Matteucci represented the interests of New Mexico, central New Mexico community college and community colleges around the country when he served for five years as the chair of the American association of community college trustees; and

     WHEREAS, for the last four decades, Mr. Matteucci has been one of the most admired and respected public servants in central New Mexico, having displayed an unwavering commitment to improving education and the quality of life;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Robert P. Matteucci be recognized for his significant contributions and lifelong devotion to public education in New Mexico; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to Robert P. Matteucci.

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