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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS,in 1960,CSU Professor Maury Albertson and his team won a contract to undertake
a study of the feasibility of creating an International Youth Corps, which became the concept paper for
the creation of the Peace Corps; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Albertson and two colleagues, Pauline Birkey and Andrew Rice,co-authored
"New Frontiers for American Youth," which set up the basic design for the Peace Corps; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Albertson has served as consultant to the World Bank, the United Nations
Development Program, the Agency for International Development, UNESCO and other agencies on
projects involving sanitation, water resource development, village development, small industry
development and research and education; and
WHEREAS,in 1993,Dr.Albertson convened an international conference on sustainable village
development, attended by over 350 persons from 34 nations; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Albertson founded and serves as president of Village Earth, an international
organization which has trained villages and non-governmental organizations in 15 countries in the
methods of sustainable village development using his philosophy of local empowerment; and
WHEREAS,in May 2006,CSU awarded Dr. Albertson an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
in recognition of his exceptional contributions to industry and developing nations;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Doug Hutchinson, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim August 30, 2008 as
MAURY ALBERTSON DAY
in recognition of Dr. Albertson's many accomplishments as a distinguished professor, a champion of
civic responsibility, a selfless model of service to others and a man who has changed lives worldwide
through his compassion and understanding of other peoples and cultures. We honor Dr. Albertson on
his 90th birthday on August 30, 2008.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort Collins
this 19th day of August, A.D. 2008.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk