Yang Xuemei, president of the Yellow River Institute of Science and Technology, died of a heart attack! This sad news shocked the whole society. 53 years old! Who would have thought?! Who would dare to believe it?!
Some of my friends probably knew that I had some contacts with the Yellow Academy of Sciences, so they contacted one after another to inquire about what was going on, and they all expressed their endless regret and grief for the sudden death of President Xuemei! I told my friends: Principal Xuemei was exhausted to death. The accurate expression should be: President Yang Xuemei fell in the journey of founding "Harvard University in China".
Xuemei was not there, it was 20:08 on December 13. It is reported that at noon on the same day, several departments (colleges) of the Yellow Academy of Sciences also received a notice that President Xuemei would visit various units around 5 p.m. to discuss the arrangement of measures to deal with extreme weather. These subordinates who get along day and night have not waited for their amiable and respectable Principal Xuemei! She left everyone forever!!
I also told my friends that the great mother Hu Dabai is very strong, very calm, and very remarkable. On the morning of the 14th, Hu Dabai, a teacher who is over eighty years old and has lost his beloved daughter, personally presided over the school leadership group meeting, asking to take into account the overall situation and keep the funeral simple. How sad the old man Hu Dabai should be! But not a single tear was shed in public!!
Xuemei is a celebrity. The outside world knows that she has many "titles", such as a representative of the National People's Congress, a doctoral supervisor, an expert who enjoys special subsidies, a member of the National Democratic National Construction Association, a vice chairman of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Democratic National Construction Association, a winner of the National May Day Labor Medal, a winner of the National May Day Women's Medal, a winner of the National Youth May Fourth Medal, vice president of the China Private Education Association, a national 38 red flag bearer, the first batch of national 10,000 outstanding innovation and entrepreneurship talent mentors of the Ministry of Education, a first-class inspector in Henan Province, and the president of the Henan University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Association. Top 10 science and technology leaders in Henan Province, etc. To obtain these "titles", of course, there will be the factor of "blessing" from the famous school of the Yellow Academy of Sciences, but it is mainly Xuemei's step by step work, which is a real spell. She is worthy of these dazzling "titles" and "names".
Xuemei is still a legend. She used to be a competent journalist. Due to family reasons, she stepped into the school in 1988; In 1999, at the critical moment when the Yellow Academy of Sciences applied for the right to grant undergraduate education, she resolutely resigned from public office and officially "joined". After more than 10 years of experience, he served as the president of the Yellow River Institute of Science and Technology in November 2012, becoming the administrative head and the first responsible person of this private flagship university of national concern. In the past 11 years, more than 4,000 days and nights, Xuemei has fulfilled her duties wholeheartedly, leading the school to create new brilliance and reach a new level. The school first selected the first batch of national pilot strategic research units for the reform of universities of applied sciences, the top 50 universities in the country for employment, the first batch of top 50 universities for innovation and entrepreneurship in the country, the first batch of demonstration universities for deepening the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education in the country, the first batch of college student entrepreneurship demonstration parks in the country, the national entrepreneurship incubation demonstration base, the first batch of social organization education and training bases in the country, the national popular science education base, the first batch of national innovation and entrepreneurship colleges, etc., and won the first place in the comprehensive strength list of China's private universities in Wushulian for six consecutive years. Guangzhou**》The first place in the national application university ranking of private universities. Behind these great honors recognized by the society, President Xuemei's wisdom, dedication and a lot of hard work beyond ordinary people are condensed.
Xuemei has made significant contributions to China's private education. She is an outstanding representative of the second generation of private educators in China since the reform and opening up. The Yellow Academy of Sciences is a microcosm of the development of private education in China. The Yellow River Institute of Science and Technology, founded by Hu Dabai and Yang Zhongyao, is the first undergraduate private university in China. This "first" is not only glory, but also responsibility and pressure. The Yellow Academy of Sciences, which has been committed to making contributions for a long time and founded "Harvard University in China", has passed the baton to Yang Xuemei, and the development of the school has indeed opened a new situation in all aspects, and has been highly recognized by the education authorities and society. In 2016, the Ministry of Education held a symposium on the experience of the top 50 universities in innovation and entrepreneurship in China, and only arranged typical speeches from four different types of universities, including Peking University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Yellow River Institute of Science and Technology, and Shenzhen Vocational and Technical College. In 2018, the institute successfully passed the undergraduate teaching audit and evaluation of the Ministry of Education, and the expert group praised the institute for its "great feelings, big pattern, great strokes, and great deeds". These honors and praises are undoubtedly the greatest praise for Yang Xuemei, the head of the Yellow Academy of Sciences.
Xuemei has good physical fitness, no underlying diseases, is fast-talking, and full of energy, why did she leave suddenly? This is where friends are concerned, puzzled, and saddened. It can be said responsibly that Xuemei has been overworked for a long time, and she has become ill from overwork, and she is tired to death! How tired is Xuemei? According to some leaders of the Yellow Academy of Sciences and the staff around Xuemei, President Xuemei's work intensity is too great. She has no holidays, let alone annual leave, basically no lunch break, often makes do with meals, meetings in the middle of the night are common, and there are always waves of people waiting outside her office. In a university of tens of thousands of people, she needs to worry, control and coordinate the construction of disciplines, infrastructure projects, teaching and management, student accommodation, campus safety, fund raising, and daily management. She pursues perfection, has high standards of work, and is fast-paced, and cannot tolerate sloppiness. She has almost no respite and only a few hours of rest every day, so how can she not be tired or sick? Xuemei is a perfectionist and an acute child, so she can only squeeze herself and work hard. Day after day, year after year, the iron-beaten body can't stand it.
Xuemei inherited the genes and qualities of her father's wisdom, thoughtfulness and delicacy, and her mother's kindness, tenacity and courage, and is a master of controlling the overall situation, contacting all parties, and solving problems. She adheres to the school-running philosophy of "dare to be the first in the world" of the Yellow Academy of Sciences, has the courage to innovate, dare to take responsibility, has a tough style, and does not panic when encountering problems; Deal with problems vigorously, competently and quickly, and never drag mud and water. She has no distractions, pursues lofty, competes, and has the will and character of not fearing hardships and dangers and creating first-class. At the same time, she pays attention to and understands details, and requires perfection and meticulousness in her work. She is popular, enthusiastic, and good at dealing with all kinds of people, and has won many resources for the development of the school and created a good development environment.
The Yellow Academy of Sciences is a banner of private colleges and universities in the country, with first-mover advantages such as good foundation, rich heritage and high visibility, but at the same time, it is also facing the huge pressure of catching up with the latecomers, retreating if not advancing, and upgrading and carrying. Next year is the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Yellow River Institute of Science and Technology, how to take this opportunity to welcome the celebration of the school in a first-class state and create a new situation for the development of the school is the top priority of President Xuemei in the past six months. On October 7, she issued the Yellow River Institute of Science and Technology No. 2023 No. 111, that is, the "Notice on the Establishment of the 40th Anniversary Celebration Work Headquarters of the Yellow River Institute of Science and Technology", proposing to "deeply summarize the school's 40-year history, achievements, and experience, carry forward the spirit of the Yellow River Academy of Sciences, and promote the school to forge ahead at a new historical starting point". Yang Xuemei was full of confidence, held countless meetings and discussions, designed a variety of plans, and planned to carry out a new sprint and do a big job. But day after year, her ambition was not rewarded, and she left her beloved campus and tens of thousands of teachers, students and staff who were always concerned!
Principal Xuemei inherited and carried forward the glorious tradition of family dedication to education. In August 2021, the Henan Provincial Department of Education awarded the Yang family the title of "The First Batch of Education Families in Henan Province". The feats of the four generations of the Yang family in continuing to run schools and promote social progress are deeply touching. On June 15 this year, the unveiling and opening ceremony of Yang's "Education Family" Memorial Hall was held in Zhangying Village, Niutun Town, Huaxian County. Hu Dabai, the third person of Yang's "education family" and chairman of the Yellow River Institute of Science and Technology, and Yang Xuemei, the first school founder and president of the Yellow River Institute of Science and Technology, attended the ceremony. According to Liu Biaojiu's "Water of the Yellow River", Xuemei's father, Mr. Yang Zhongyao, the third person in the Yang family's "education family", died in 2005 because of overwork in running a school and a serious illness; Now, Yang Xuemei, the first school owner of Yang's "education family", is gone again!! Yang's father and daughter, the pioneers, witnesses, and devotees of China's modern private education, have fallen into the journey of establishing China's first-class private universities and "Harvard University in China"! The Yang family can be described as full of loyalty, touching the heavens and the earth, and the eternal fame, which is admirable!
He died before he left the school, which made the hero cry. On September 5, 2005, at the memorial service of Mr. Yang Zhongyao, Cheng Hong, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Yellow River Institute of Science and Technology, delivered a eulogy and pointed out: "Comrade Yang Zhongyao's life is a life of hard work for the education of the party and the country, a life of pursuit, a life of struggle, a life of dedication, and a life of brilliance. The unfortunate death of Comrade Yang Zhongyao is a great loss to China's private education and a great loss to the Yellow River Institute of Science and Technology." Today, it is also objective, fair and appropriate to use this passage to summarize Ms. Yang Xuemei's extraordinary life and express her respect, reluctance and remembrance to President Yang Xuemei.
The unfortunate death of Principal Xuemei has inspired people to re-understand the noble cause of education and the work of private educators. Running private education well is glorious and sacred because it has a bearing on the future of the motherland and the rejuvenation of the nation. The number of students enrolled in China's private colleges and universities accounts for about 1 4 of the total number of college students. The government does not spend a penny, and tens of millions of college students receive higher education, which is the biggest act of kindness and the biggest livelihood project. The founders, faculty and managers of private colleges and universities have made great contributions to the benefit of the present generation. However, running a private university is not a beautiful and leisurely existence, but a price, a risk, and even a sacrifice. At the social level, some erroneous perceptions of private universities, especially the founders of private universities, should be corrected, and more attention, respect, love and support should be given to the founders, managers, and faculty members of private universities.
18 years ago, Yang Xuemei's eulogy at her father's memorial service touched countless people. That day, Xuemei said with tears in her eyes: "Dad: We don't know how to mourn to be worthy of your noble life. Dearest Dad, you are so tired, too tired, you can rest! "Now, Xuemei is going to be with her father in heaven! Tens of thousands of teachers and students, hundreds of thousands of alumni, and countless social elites who care about and support the Yellow Academy of Sciences will be full of emotion and heartfelt to say at this moment: "Respectable and admirable President Xuemei: You are too tired, too tired, you should rest!" ”
Principal Xuemei, you go all the way!
December 16, 2023.