Bill Text: FL S2850 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Marvin Dunn, Ph.D.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-28 - Introduced -SJ 00927; Read 2nd time -SJ 00927; Adopted -SJ 00927 [S2850 Detail]
Download: Florida-2010-S2850-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2010 (NP) SR 2850 By Senator Bullard 39-04116-10 20102850__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution recognizing the outstanding lifetime 3 achievement of Marvin Dunn, Ph.D. 4 5 WHEREAS, Marvin Dunn, is a native Floridian, born in DeLand 6 and educated in Florida’s public school system, and 7 WHEREAS, in 1957, Marvin Dunn, graduated early from Euclid 8 High School in DeLand and subsequently moved with his family to 9 Miami, and 10 WHEREAS, after graduating from Morehouse College in Atlanta 11 with a B.A. in psychology in 1961, Marvin Dunn served in the 12 United States Navy on the aircraft carriers U.S.S. Kitty Hawk 13 and U.S.S. Saratoga and as the commander of the 14th Battalion, 14 U.S. Naval Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois, 15 and 16 WHEREAS, while still on active duty, Marvin Dunn studied at 17 Roosevelt University in Chicago and, in 1965, received an M.A. 18 in education administration and supervision, and 19 WHEREAS, in 1972, Marvin Dunn earned a Ph.D. in psychology 20 from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and 21 WHEREAS, Marvin Dunn, Ph.D., joined Florida International 22 University in 1972 as an assistant professor of psychology and 23 went on to found and serve as the director of the university’s 24 Cultural and Human Interaction Center, and 25 WHEREAS, from 1978 until 1980, Marvin Dunn, Ph.D., served 26 as associate vice president of University Outreach and Services 27 at Florida International University, and 28 WHEREAS, in 1980, Marvin Dunn, Ph.D., founded the Academy 29 for Community Education, an alternative high school in Miami, 30 where he served as principal until 1993, and 31 WHEREAS, Marvin Dunn, Ph.D., is a prolific writer, 32 authoring and co-authoring books, including The Miami Riots of 33 1980: Crossing the Bounds, which is considered the definitive 34 work on this historic event, and publishing countless articles 35 in the mainstream media and academic journals, and 36 WHEREAS, throughout his career, Marvin Dunn, Ph.D., has 37 worked for positive social change and social justice, and in 38 1989 was named “Educator of the Year” by the Florida Civil 39 Rights Commission, and 40 WHEREAS, in 1994, at the invitation of activists in South 41 Africa, Marvin Dunn, Ph.D., represented the United States 42 Department of State as the keynote speaker at a conference 43 entitled “The Family in a Changing South Africa,” conducting 44 workshops on conflict resolution and organizational development 45 and counseling victims of violence in Cape Town, Johannesburg, 46 and Durban, and 47 WHEREAS, Marvin Dunn, Ph.D., served as the senior mentor 48 for the state of Florida as part of a national research project 49 sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation which studied the 50 effects of the welfare reform laws of 1996 on Florida’s poor, 51 and 52 WHEREAS, Marvin Dunn, Ph.D., has directed two documentary 53 films, “Black Seminoles in the Bahamas: The Red Bays Story” and 54 “Murder on the Suwannee River: The Willie James Howard Story,” 55 and is currently writing and directing a documentary film on the 56 Rosewood Massacre of 1923, and 57 WHEREAS, Marvin Dunn, Ph.D., is also founder of the 58 nonprofit organization, Roots in the City, which hires indigent 59 persons to develop community gardens in Miami’s inner-city 60 areas, NOW, THEREFORE, 61 62 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 63 64 That Marvin Dunn, Ph.D., is recognized for his outstanding 65 lifetime achievements and for his many contributions to 66 education and social justice. 67 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with 68 the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Marvin Dunn, 69 Ph.D., as a tangible token of the sentiments of the Florida 70 Senate.
