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Dr. Ruth Uy Asmundson (born September 21, 1945) served as Mayor of the City of Davis, California, from 2004-2006, and again from 2008-2010. A native of Gamu, Isabela, Philippines, Asmundson was the first female Filipino migrant to be elected into the position of mayor in an American city. ==Political career== Asmundson was first elected to the City Council in 2002 and then reelected in 2006. She served as Mayor Pro Tem until 2008, when she took over as Mayor. In her first try at local politics in 2002, she garnered the highest number of votes among her fellow candidates. Hence, she became mayor pro-tempore from 2002 to 2004 and sat as mayor from 2004 to 2006. Asmundson graduated with a BS in chemistry from Adamson University in Manila. She went on to become a Fulbright Scholar in the US, earning an MS degree in Chemistry from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. She was later awarded a PhD in Agricultural Chemistry from University of California Davis in 1972, again as a Fulbright Scholar. Ruth Uy Asmundson was the first Asian to be elected to the school board in Davis in the early 90s. Mayor Ruth Uy Asmundson has been an advocate for stronger sister city relations throughout her tenure. ''Since her election, she had inked sister city relations with 4 cities in Asia, two of which are in the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna and Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.'' The strong research and academic communities in both cities closely mirror that of the city of Davis. Under her stewardship, residents claim that the City of Davis took big steps in economic development with the opening of big businesses in retail, restaurant and service industries. Davis residents also cite improvements in the promotion of culture and the arts through the expansion of art venues and the conversion of Davis’ Varsity Theatre into an independent film venue. California assemblywoman Lois Wolk succinctly described Mayor Asmundson’s service to the City of Davis when she wrote, “Ruth is a smart, dedicated public servant who cares a great deal for our community and the people who live here…Ruth has served on a variety of appointed government boards and commissions, dealing with local and regional policy issues such as transportation, health care, and parks and recreation. She has always been a leader, never shying away from the controversial issues of the day, whatever they may be.” Appreciative of her roots, Mayor Asmundson also regularly visits the Philippines and has provided assistance to projects in her hometown. The Uy family was responsible for building and furnishing a community library in Barangay Mabini Gamu, Isabela in 1998. Since the early 1990s, Mayor Asmundson has provided annual scholarships for needy students and supported faculty scholarship chairs in Adamson University. Her alma mater conferred on her the Outstanding Alumni of the Year in 2000 and 2003 for her contributions to the university and her achievements as a public official. In conferring the Pamana ng Filipino Award to Mayor Ruth U. Asmundson, the President recognizes her exemplary public service in promoting culture and the arts as citizen and Mayor of the City of Davis, and success in promoting sister city relations with cities in the Philippines. () 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ruthlane Uy Asmundson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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