since the inception of that program, resengs at georgia southern university has gone from 66% of the freshman class to 81% of the freshman class. four out of five retaining and returning and getting their degree at georgia southern university. and, third, you know, among everything else that a president of a university does in terms of responsibility, it is so important that they outreach to the community. and when you go to bullet county in states boro georgia, if you're at the restaurant for breakfast, dr. grube is there. if you're interacting with students under the shade of a pine tree, dr. grube is there, he is a the face of georgia southern university and he will be missed. but only for a year. because after a brief sabbatical, he comes back to teach political science at georgia southern university he returns to his roots established in his doctorate degree at the university of texas in political science an carried on for years to come as a professor of political science at georgia southern university. so am i proud to rise with my colleague, senator chambliss, pay tribute to a