Mayor Kenneth Cockrel, Jr. Day for WSU JIM program

Whereas Kenneth V. Cockrel, Jr. has this day been sworn in as the 61st mayor of the City of Detroit, and;

Whereas Kenneth V. Cockrel, Jr. is a cum laude graduate of Wayne State University where he was a member of the Journalism Institute for Minorities, now the Journalism Institute for Media Diversity, and;

Whereas JIM Grad Cockrel served as a reporter at the Detroit Free Press, the Grand Rapids Press and the Cincinnati Inquirer, and;

Whereas JIM Grad Cockrel has served as president of the Detroit City Council, making history as the youngest person ever elected to City Council in 1997, was re-elected in 2001, elevated to the position of president pro tem and elected to a third term in November 2005 as president of the city council, and;

Whereas JIM Grad Cockrel has consistently supported the WSU/JIM Program, including participating as we celebrated the 20th anniversary in 2005, and as the recipient of the 2008 Work in the Spirit of Diversity Award, presented at the Helen Thomas Spirit of Diversity Reception on April 11, 2008;

Therefore, be it resolved that we, the current members of the WSU/JIM Program, congratulate you for the example of professionalism you have set, and;

We hereby proclaim September 19, 2008 as Mayor Kenneth V. Cockrel, Jr., Day throughout the entire WSU/JIM student and JIM Grad community.

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Detroit\'s 61st mayor, Ken Cockrel, Jr., received his bachelor\'s degree in journalism at WSU in 1988. Hundreds of guests crowded into McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Sept. 19, to congratulate him after his public swearing-in. During his brief remarks, Cockrel talked about the importance of Wayne State to his life, both professionally and personally.

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