Arizona Senate issues proclamation honoring Arizona Western College president Daniel P. Kaur
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The Arizona Senate read a legislative proclamation Feb. 4 honoring Dr. Daniel P. Kaur for a decade of leadership as president of Arizona Western College and recognized Arizona Western College visitors and health-care students on the Senate floor.
The Arizona State Senate read a legislative proclamation on Feb. 4, 2026, honoring Dr. Daniel P. Kaur for his decade of service as president of Arizona Western College.
The proclamation, read on the Senate floor, praised Kaur for achieving record enrollment, expanding transfer pathways to Arizona public universities and strengthening the college's fiscal health. It stated the Senate "hereby honors doctor Daniel p Kaur for his exemplary service" and extended best wishes for his retirement; the document was dated February 2026 and signed by State Senators Tim Dunn and Brian Fernandez.
Senators used the occasion to highlight Arizona Western College's role serving Yuma and La Paz counties and to note recent investments in regional medical education. A senator introducing the guests said the college —has been a leader in university transfer and credentials awarded— and framed the recognition alongside the state's ongoing efforts to address rural health-care workforce shortages.
The Senate also introduced Dr. Kelly Arari as the chamber's Doctor of the Day. The introducing senator described Arari as a board-certified anesthesiologist with ties to the University of Arizona and the East Valley and noted that medical students and health-care trainees from Arizona Western College were visiting the Capitol.
The session concluded routine business after the proclamation and other introductions.