Resolution
in Appreciation of Professor Richard Botting, Founding Chair of
Department of Computer Science (now the School of Computer Science
and Engineering) on the Occasion of His Retirement
Whereas:
Professor Richard Botting joined the then School of Natural
Sciences to found a Department of Computer Science in 1982; and
Whereas:
Dr. Botting guided the nascent Department through the formative
years, acquiring hardware, software, designing and implementing a
curriculum, and recruiting Faculty colleagues; and
Whereas:
Dr. Richard Botting has been a teacher, mentor, and scholar, with
his touch upon almost all students who matriculated to the then
Department and now School of Computer Science and Engineering; and
Whereas:
He had the vision to enable the first major external research and
equipment grants into the Department; and
Whereas:
He has been a leading force in the continuous design of both the
undergraduate and graduate curriculum; and
Whereas:
He has maintained active research and scholarship, having published
his 80th
review in Computing Reviews of the Association for Computing
Machinery (ACM) ; and
Whereas:
Dick has often appeared in his kilt and red wig at the annual School
recognition picnic; then let it be
Resolved:
That the Faculty Senate of CSUSB thereby respectfully and
appreciatively acknowledges Professor Richard Botting’s service to
our region’s computer science and technology professionals, to the
School of Computer Science and Engineering that he founded, to the
College of Natural Sciences, and to the University as a whole; and
be it further
Resolved:
That the Faculty Senate wishes Professor Botting a well-deserved and
fulfilling retirement with good health and good times as he spends
more time with his wife Patricia in their pursuit of the arts and
beaches of Southern California;. He will be greatly missed as a
respected professor by his many friends and colleagues here at
CSUSB.
