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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Paula Allen-Meares, Ph.D. became Chancellor of |
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| the University of Illinois at Chicago on January 16, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Allen-Meares is a distinguished, |
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| nationally-recognized social work research scholar, educator, |
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| and practitioner who most recently served as Dean and the Norma |
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| Radin Collegiate Professor of the School of Social Work and |
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| Professor of Education at the University of Michigan; and
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| WHEREAS, While serving as Dean, Dr. Allen-Meares published |
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| 25 journal articles, eight books, 10 chapters, and provided |
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| unparalleled leadership via her personal commitment to |
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| scholarly excellence; and
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| WHEREAS, The University of Michigan School of Social Work |
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| was ranked number one among graduate schools of social work by |
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| U.S. News and World Report for 13 of her 15-years as dean; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Allen-Meares also served as Dean and Professor |
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| of the School of Social Work at the University of Illinois at |
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| Urbana-Champaign, where she received her Master's degree in |
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| Social Work and Ph.D. in social work; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Allen-Meares' elevation to the office of |