Bill Text: IL HR0161 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Dr. Paula Allen-Meares on becoming the Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-03-11 - Resolution Adopted by Voice Vote [HR0161 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0161-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Paula Allen-Meares, Ph.D. became Chancellor of | ||||||
3 | the University of Illinois at Chicago on January 16, 2009; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Dr. Allen-Meares is a distinguished, | ||||||
5 | nationally-recognized social work research scholar, educator, | ||||||
6 | and practitioner who most recently served as Dean and the Norma | ||||||
7 | Radin Collegiate Professor of the School of Social Work and | ||||||
8 | Professor of Education at the University of Michigan; and
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9 | WHEREAS, While serving as Dean, Dr. Allen-Meares published | ||||||
10 | 25 journal articles, eight books, 10 chapters, and provided | ||||||
11 | unparalleled leadership via her personal commitment to | ||||||
12 | scholarly excellence; and
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13 | WHEREAS, The University of Michigan School of Social Work | ||||||
14 | was ranked number one among graduate schools of social work by | ||||||
15 | U.S. News and World Report for 13 of her 15-years as dean; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Dr. Allen-Meares also served as Dean and Professor | ||||||
17 | of the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois at | ||||||
18 | Urbana-Champaign, where she received her Master's degree in | ||||||
19 | Social Work and Ph.D. in social work; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Dr. Allen-Meares' elevation to the office of |
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1 | chancellor validates the important leadership role that social | ||||||
2 | workers and the social work profession contribute to creating | ||||||
3 | and sustaining a more just society; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Dr. Allen-Meares joins the ranks of an elite group | ||||||
5 | of African American women to lead a major research university | ||||||
6 | in the United States; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
9 | congratulate Dr. Paula Allen-Meares and wish her continued | ||||||
10 | success in her leadership duties at the University of Illinois | ||||||
11 | at Chicago; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to Dr. Paula Allen-Meares as a symbol of our respect | ||||||
14 | and esteem.
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