Oregon Sea Grant

State of Oregon

Proclamation

Office of the Governor

WHEREASE: Since September 1971, Oregon Sea Grant has been a dynamic partnership among the Oregon University System, the State of Oregon, Oregon coastal communities, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and

WHEREAS: Oregon Sea Grant funds top-quality research with high relevance to society as part of an integrated program of research, education, Extension and public science communication that helps Oregonians understand, conserve, and wisely use ocean and coastal resources; and

WHEREAS: Oregon Sea Grant leads the public education and free-choice learning programs at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport that have engaged more than 11 million visitors and hundreds of thousands of Oregon school children over the past 40 years; and

WHEREAS: Oregon Sea Grant, based at Oregon State University, provides a substantial economic benefit to Oregonians, including an estimated $75 million during the last year alone.

NOW, THEREFORE: I, John A. Kitzhaber, M.D. Governor of the State of Oregon, hereby proclaim September 17, 2011, to be

OREGON SEA GRANT DAY

in Oregon and encourage all Oregonians to join in this observance

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto setmy hand and cause the Great Seal of the State of Oregon to be affixed. done at the Capitol in the City of Salem in the State of Oregon on this day, September 7, 2011.

(signed) John A Kitzhaber, M.D., Governor

Kate Brown, Secretary of State