Sense of the Senate Resolution
Whereas
the Varsity Ice Hockey Team of The University of Alabama in Huntsville distinguished itself by its outstanding team and individual play throughout the 1997-98 season, earning the top ranking from the NCAA Division II poll; andWhereas the UAH Chargers ended the 1997-98 season by earning fourth bid to an NCAA national championship tournament, and did host the NCAA Division II championship tournament two-game series against Bemidji State University of Minnesota; and
Whereas the Chargers Ice Hockey Team complied a record of 22-3-3 during the 1997-98 season, and and finished first in the tournament vanquishing their opponents by scores of 5-2 and 6-2; and
Whereas through its success the UAH Ice Hockey Team has garnered favorable national attention for UAH; and
Whereas through its sportsmanship, work ethic, attention to scholarship, and success on the ice, the UAH Ice Hockey Team has earned for itself a place of honor among the top collegiate ice hockey programs in the nation, and has in its travels around the country represented UAH in an exemplary fasion;
Therefore be it resolved that:
The Faculty Senate of The University of Alabama in Huntsville does heartily commend and congratulate the UAH Charger Ice Hockey Team, both players and coaches, for earning its second national championship in three years.
Be it further resolved that:
This resolution be spread abroad on the Minutes of the Faculty Senate and a permanent record of this resolution be held in perpetuity in the Journal of the Faculty Senate and copies be sent to the players and coaches to be shared with their families and friends.