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[[Image:buol.gif|left|thumb| | [[Image:buol.gif|left|thumb|150px|Roy D. Buol]]BOUL, Roy D. (Dubuque, IA-- ) [[MAYOR]]. Buol was elected to a four-year term as Mayor of Dubuque in November 2005. He was previously elected as Second Ward Representative to the City Council in 1995, was re-elected in 1999 and again in 2003. | ||
Buol was a 30-year retired employee of [JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS]]. Since 2002, he has been Director of the Landscaping and Grounds Department at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]]. He holds a bachelor of business administration degree with a double major in business and marketing from the University of Dubuque where he also completed graduate coursework toward a master of arts in communication. He is currently enrolled in the National League of Cities Certificate of Achievement in Leadership Program and represents Dubuque in the U.S. Conference of Mayors. | Buol was a 30-year retired employee of [JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS]]. Since 2002, he has been Director of the Landscaping and Grounds Department at the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]]. He holds a bachelor of business administration degree with a double major in business and marketing from the University of Dubuque where he also completed graduate coursework toward a master of arts in communication. He is currently enrolled in the National League of Cities Certificate of Achievement in Leadership Program and represents Dubuque in the U.S. Conference of Mayors. | ||
Revision as of 21:33, 11 August 2008
BOUL, Roy D. (Dubuque, IA-- ) MAYOR. Buol was elected to a four-year term as Mayor of Dubuque in November 2005. He was previously elected as Second Ward Representative to the City Council in 1995, was re-elected in 1999 and again in 2003.
Buol was a 30-year retired employee of [JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS]]. Since 2002, he has been Director of the Landscaping and Grounds Department at the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE. He holds a bachelor of business administration degree with a double major in business and marketing from the University of Dubuque where he also completed graduate coursework toward a master of arts in communication. He is currently enrolled in the National League of Cities Certificate of Achievement in Leadership Program and represents Dubuque in the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
During his 12-year tenure as a member of the City Council, Buol served on the City’s Long Range Planning Advisory Commission; the Community-Based Task Force on Gangs, Drugs and Youth Violence; the Dubuque Racing Association Board; the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce Board; the Dubuque Initiatives Board; the Greater Dubuque Development Board and Executive Committee; as Past Chair of GDDC’s River Valley Initiative Foundation; Chair, Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study Committee; and Chair of the City’s 175th Anniversary Planning Committee.
Buol’s community involvement includes serving as spokesperson for the City at conventions, conferences and other tourism events, and as guest host for non-profit fundraisers and other significant occasions throughout the community. He serves on the United Way Budget Committee, is a member of the Loyal Order of Moose #355; Fraternal Order of Eagles; the DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY; the DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; the DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART; and is a long-time supporter of the GRAND OPERA HOUSE and DUBUQUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
