The Administrative Council of the International Amateur Radio Union has voted unanimously to adopt a resolution conferring the title of President Emeritus upon Richard L. Baldwin, W1RU. Voting by mail was completed on 14 July. The resolution reads:
Whereas, the service of Richard L. Baldwin, W1RU, to organized amateur radio spans more than a half-century, and
Whereas, he served for six years as Secretary of the IARU, from 1976 to 1982, and played a vital role in the success enjoyed by the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Services at the 1979 ITU World Administrative Radio Conference, and
Whereas, he also served for 17 years as President of the IARU, from 1982 to 1999, and led the development and adoption of a new IARU Constitution and a general strengthening of the IARU as the spokesman for amateur radio at the ITU and in regional telecommunications organizations, and
Whereas, as principal instructor of the Amateur Radio Administration Course he brought a greater understanding of the value of amateur radio to hundreds of telecommunications administrators throughout the world, be it
Resolved by the IARU Administrative Council that Richard L. Baldwin, W1RU, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and exemplary leadership of the world's 2.7 million radio amateurs, is hereby and with immediate effect named President Emeritus of the IARU.
In accepting the title, Mr. Baldwin observed: "It has been an honor and a privilege to have been associated with IARU for so many years and I am delighted to learn that the connection continues. I appreciate the thoughtfulness of the members of the Administrative Council in naming me as President Emeritus, and I am ready to continue providing whatever aid in support of IARU goals that may be appropriate, remembering of course that whatever may have been accomplished in the past was the result of superb teamwork on the part of a number of enthusiastic and devoted people."
Mr. Baldwin has been invited to attend the IARU Region 1 Conference in Lillehammer, Norway, in September as a guest of the Region.
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