Greetings from the State of Oregon

Introduction by John E. Bates

And now, it is my honor to introduce Bill Bradbury, Oregon’s Secretary of State. Mr. Bradbury served for four years as a representative in the State Legislature before moving to the State Senate in 1985, where he was Senate Majority Leader and then Senate President. He was appointed Secretary of State for Oregon in 1999 and was elected to a four-year term in November 2000 and reelected in 2004. Please welcome Secretary of State Bill Bradbury.

March 6, 2005
Secretary of State Bill Bradbury

It is indeed an honor to be present at this historic event. Lewis & Clark College has been a leader in Oregon education for decades, and I am deeply grateful to be able to celebrate this important milestone with you today.

I am also grateful to this institution for its leadership in sustainability issues. As the Chairman of the Oregon Sustainability Board, I rely on your efforts to help us find the way to our goal of sustainability within a generation.

The Law School and Howard Hall green building projects, the bioswale by the Griswold Parking lot, and other projects educate your students and community about the practicality and importance of sustainability. In this, as in so many areas, you show the leadership we need.

Tom Hochstettler is a great leader of leaders. Time and time again, he has risen to the occasion, and raised the bar of expectation.

I am sure there is no better person to help this college achieve its motto: to explore, to learn, to work together. I am looking forward to the innovation Tom will bring to this campus, and the ways he will work with the state as together we seek new solutions for the problems that plague us.

The seeds he will plant here will bloom in the boardrooms, the city councils, the courtrooms and the legislative chambers of Oregon.

Lewis & Clark College will surely profit by his leadership, and the State of Oregon will benefit greatly from the College's prosperity.

President Hochstettler, on behalf of the State of Oregon and the Office of the Secretary of State, I welcome you to your presidency of this magnificent institution of higher education. As an historian, I'm sure you'll agree with Henry Adams when he said, "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."

I am sure the state of Oregon will enjoy the fruits of your labors for many years to come.