IV 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 576
Honoring the life of Dr. Roberto Cruz. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 9, 2002
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. HONDA, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. SANCHEZ, Ms. ROY-
BAL-ALLARD, Mr. STARK, Ms. LEE, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. BACA, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. PASTOR, 
Mr. BECERRA, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. REYES, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. 
HINOJOSA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, Mr. 
UNDERWOOD, and Mr. FARR of California) submitted the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life of Dr. Roberto Cruz.
Whereas Dr. Roberto Cruz was the founder of the National 
Hispanic University and served as its first president; 
Whereas Dr. Cruz received a bachelor’s degree in Spanish 
from the Wichita State University, a masters degree in 
education from the University of California-Berkeley, and 
Ph.D. in policy, planning, and administration from the 
University of California-Berkeley; 
Whereas Dr. Cruz served as president of the National Asso-
ciation for Bilingual Education and the executive director 
of the Bilingual Education League, a nonprofit edu-
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cational organization that assisted language minority stu-
dents through teacher training, technical assistance, and 
research; 
Whereas Dr. Cruz was appointed by the Secretary of Edu-
cation to a national advisory council that dealt with the 
education of language minority students; 
Whereas Dr. Cruz has received many honors from edu-
cational and Hispanic organizations, including introduc-
tion into the Hispanic Hall of Fame and the Hispanic 
Achievement Award in Education; 
Whereas Dr. Cruz had the foresight and courage to address 
the lack of educational opportunities for young Hispanic 
students coming out of high school by opening the Na-
tional Hispanic University in Oakland, California, in 
1981; 
Whereas Dr. Cruz moved the National Hispanic University to 
San Jose, California, in 1991; 
Whereas Dr. Cruz developed strong partnerships between the 
National Hispanic University and local community col-
leges, San Jose State University, and many other impor-
tant people and institutions in the Silicon Valley commu-
nity; 
Whereas Dr. Cruz developed a partnership with National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration which allows stu-
dents to participate in hands-on training at the Ames Re-
search Center in Mountain View, California, and brings 
scientists from the research center to teach courses at the 
National Hispanic University; 
Whereas the National Hispanic University is presently mid-
way through a $25,000,000 endowment fundraising ef-
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fort that Dr. Cruz initiated, which is expected to help pay 
for a proposed 60,000 square-foot academic center; 
Whereas, even facing his imminent death, Dr. Cruz took 
steps to help implement a succession plan that left the 
National Hispanic University prepared to succeed after 
his passing; and 
Whereas on September 4, 2002, Dr. Cruz died after a long 
and distinguished career: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes Dr. Roberto Cruz’s legendary 
professionalism as a model educator; 
(2) honors Dr. Cruz’s life; and 
(3) extends its condolences to the Cruz family 
and to the faculty, staff, and students of the Na-
tional Hispanic University on the occasion of his 
death.
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