SALUTE TO DR. ROMEO RAUL RODRIGUEZ CARDENAS AND THE ESCUELA SUPERIOR POL1TECN1CA DE CHIMBORAZO
WHEREAS, It is the custom of this legislative body to honor those distinguished individuals whose lifework and enlightened endeavors have served to enhance the quality of life for the citizens of their country as well as the institutions to which they are attached; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Romeo Raul Rodriguez Cardenas is just such an individual who has emerged as a university leader who supports linking his academic institution to the community who champions affordable education for the youth of the South American country of Ecuador; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Romeo Raul Rodriguez Cardenas is Deputy Dean of the Escuela Superior Politecnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH) as well as the Dean of the Faculty of Informatics and Electronics. Additionally, he serves as the university's Rector. As such, he is extraordinarily committed to supporting initiatives that promote respect for multiculturalism as well as the recognition ofthe full development of human and collective rights of all Ecuadoreans; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1969 as the Instituto Tecnologico Superior de Chimborazo by an act of the National Congress of Ecuador, the Escuela Superior Politecnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH) has seven faculties teaching Natural Resources, Science, Business Management, Electronic Engineering and Informatics, Public Health, Livestock Science and Mechanical Engineering. ESPOCH is classified in the "A" category of higher educational institutions that only include the most important universities in Ecuador; and
WHEREAS, ESPOCH educates indigenous students from all the national territories that include people of different cultures, ethnicities and nationalities. Their critical, intercultural and humanistic approach results in trained practical-reflexive professionals who will contribute to solving the socio-cultural and productive issues facing Ecuador with mutual respect for others and the natural environment; and
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