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File #: 2010-0838    Version: 1
Type: Proclamation Status: Adopted
File created: 8/2/2010 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 8/2/2010
Enactment date: 8/2/2010 Enactment #: 548
Effective date:    
Title: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh recognizes India's Independence Day and the celebration of Dr. C.R. Rao's 90th birthday; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares August 15th, 2010, “Dr. C.R. Rao Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.
Sponsors: William Peduto, All Members
Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MR. PEDUTO
Attachments: 1. 2010-0838.doc
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WHEREAS, Statistician Dr. C.R. Rao is a world-renown scholar who is famous for his work in the fields of statistics, econometrics, and electrical engineering; and
 
WHEREAS, Dr. Rao earned his Ph. D and Sc. D degrees from Cambridge University in England in 1948; and
 
WHEREAS, Dr. Rao established the Center for Multivariate Analysis at the University of Pittsburgh in 1982, and is the founding director of the Center for Multivariate Statistics at Penn State; and
 
WHEREAS, Dr. Rao is the author or co-author for 14 books and has written over 300 research papers published in scientific journals throughout the world; and
 
WHEREAS, Dr. Rao is the recipient of the National Medal of Science, awarded by George W. Bush in 2002, and the Padma Vibhushan Award, from the government of India in 2001, for his achievements in the fields of statistics, science, and engineering; and
 
WHEREAS, Dr. Rao will be chief guest at Indian Independence Day Celebration in Pittsburgh; and
 
WHEREAS, the Republic of India received it independence from Britain on August 15, 1947 and this year celebrates its 63rd Independence Day; and
 
WHEREAS, the Indian Nationality Room Committee will hold a procession, flag-hoisting, and cultural program at the Cathedral of Learning to mark the anniversary; and
      
WHEREAS, the main celebration takes place in New Delhi <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi>, where the Prime Minister <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India> raises the national flag at the Red Fort <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Fort> and delivers a nationally televised speech from its ramparts.
 
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh recognizes India's Independence Day and the celebration of Dr. C.R. Rao's 90th birthday; and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares August 15th, 2010, "Dr. C.R. Rao Day" in the City of Pittsburgh.