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Ellen Chaffee... Thank you |
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
On or about June 30, I will be moving back to our home near Bismarck.
We are considering a number of opportunities after that, but we are waiting until then to make decisions about the future. Much as we are looking forward to whatever adventures that may entail, we will greatly miss our friends and colleagues here. Please let us know if you find yourself with some spare time in Bismarck!
Before I go, though, I need to try to express my gratitude for so very many blessings over the last 15 years. Doing so adequately is impossible, but I will continue to try to pay it forward in future years.
A university, like any organization, consists of individuals who have agreed to invest their time and talents in a mutual effort to accomplish some goal. One stark fact emerges from this definition: if individuals do not agree to invest their time and talents toward an organization’s goals, it can accomplish precisely nothing. The people who work, study, volunteer, or participate in any other way at Valley City State University (you, for instance) are re-creating the university every day. VCSU has no value and leadership has no meaning without them.
On behalf of the university, thank you for the many successes you have helped create. Very special thanks to the Valley City Times-Record for donating this space for all these years.
I also want to thank you personally. Over the years, I enjoyed your friendship, appreciated your kind words, and learned from you. I have received far more from this experience (it feels more like a life style than a job) than I can express.
You have made countless good things happen. I am deeply grateful to have been part of it. Thank you.
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