RESOLUTION NO. __________, SERIES 2016
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A RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MR. ARCH GLEASON.
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Sponsored by: President David Yates
WHEREAS, Arch Gleason served as the Kentucky Lottery Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer from September 1993 to July 2016,
WHEREAS, the Louisville Metro Council and the Board of Directors of Kentucky Lottery Corporation (the "Lottery") recognizes President & CEO Arch Gleason for his many achievements during his 23 years of service:
WHEREAS, he became the longest-tenured lottery director in the United States, serving for five governors; and
WHEREAS, he oversaw the growth of the Kentucky Lottery from $400 million in sales per year to nearly $1 billion; and
WHEREAS, he worked to provide more than $2.5 billion in college scholarships and grants to 660,000 students across the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, he was elected to three terms as president of the World Lottery Association, travelling the globe as he led the world-wide trade organization representing the lotteries of 80 different countries over five years; and
WHEREAS, he was elected president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (or NASPL), the trade organization for North American lotteries; and
WHEREAS, he was elected president of the Multi State Lottery Corporation (the oversight agency for the Powerball game); and
WHEREAS, he was inducted into the Public Gaming Research Institute's Lottery Hall of Fame, and receiving their Lifetime Achievement Award and Lottery Industry Statesman Award, and;
WHEREAS, he served on the board of directors of numerous Louisville charities, including Bridgehaven Mental Health Services (where he served as board president), the Fund for the Arts and the American Heart Association, and as a member of the Metro United Way's Tocqueville Society.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/ JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (THE COUNCIL) AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Mr. Arch Gle...
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