WHEREAS, Winthrop University with grateful appreciation, does hereby acknowledge,
commend, and honor the twelve years of service to the University by Mr. William Brien
Lewis in many capacities including Executive Assistant to the President and Secretary
to the Winthrop University Board of Trustees, founding dean of University College,
and most recently as Vice President of Development and Alumni Affairs; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure, he coordinated Board policy and activities and served
as a presidential liaison to a variety of University constituencies as well as served
as chair of the President's Task Force on the Nature and Character of the University
to help make long-range plans for Winthrop; and
WHEREAS, as the founding Dean of University College he oversaw the development of
the University's Common Book Project, the development of the Office of Nationally
Competitive Awards, and Winthrop's first TRiO grant from the U.S. Department of Education;
and
WHEREAS, in his position as Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations he
was instrumental in the creation of Distinction: The Campaign for Winthrop celebrating
the three ideals of honoring the past, engaging the present and enabling the future.
Under his direction the campaign, only the second in Winthrop's history, has already
earned over $36 million toward the final goal of $50 million;
THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that the Trustees, the President, and the Winthrop University
faculty, staff and students do hereby convey their deep respect and profound gratitude
to Mr. William Brien Lewis, and do commend him for outstanding meritorious service
to higher education in general and Winthrop in particular and wish him well as he
assumes the presidency of Catawba College.
April 13, 2012
