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RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION FOR DEBORAH A. RYAN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION FOR DEBORAH A. RYAN

WHEREAS, Deborah A. Ryan, known to everyone as Debbie, became Head Coach of the University of Virginia Women's Basketball Team in 1977; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Ryan thus is in her 25th year as Head Coach; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Ryan has led her team to three ACC titles, one NCAA Championship Game appearance, 18 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and herself has been named ACC Coach of the Year seven times, among many other honors for her team and for herself; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Ryan was honored by the General Assembly in 1997 and named Outstanding Woman of the Year by the Virginia Women's Forum in 1991;

RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors commends Debbie Ryan for twenty-five years of outstanding leadership and wishes her and the Women's Basketball Team every success for the remainder of the 2001-2002 season.