Bill Text: IL HR0331 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Dr. Sherry Eagle on the occasion of her retirement as the Executive Director of the Institute for Collaboration at Aurora University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-25 - Resolution Adopted [HR0331 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0331-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Sherry Eagle on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of her retirement as Executive Director of the | ||||||
5 | Institute for Collaboration at Aurora University; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sherry Eagle began her career in education as | ||||||
7 | a third-grade teacher at Caroline Sibley Elementary School in | ||||||
8 | Calumet City; she spent 10 years as a reading specialist at | ||||||
9 | Thornwood High School in South Holland before her transition to | ||||||
10 | Aurora schools; during her time with Aurora West School | ||||||
11 | District 129 she served as the Assistant Principal for | ||||||
12 | Curriculum and Special Education, the Assistant Superintendent | ||||||
13 | for Curriculum, and then 12 years as Superintendent of Schools; | ||||||
14 | and
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15 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sherry Eagle became the Executive Director of | ||||||
16 | the Institute for Collaboration at Aurora University in 2005; | ||||||
17 | as Executive Director she has successfully lead the | ||||||
18 | establishment of numerous far-reaching partnerships and | ||||||
19 | collaborations across the greater Aurora community that have | ||||||
20 | resulted in the development of community-wide programs | ||||||
21 | designed to meet critical needs of children in Aurora; she | ||||||
22 | collaborated in the development of partnerships between the | ||||||
23 | corporate, not for profit, governmental, and education sectors |
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1 | in the Fox River Valley; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sherry Eagle has been instrumental in | ||||||
3 | implementing numerous programs which are producing significant | ||||||
4 | results including the Mathematics and Science Education Center | ||||||
5 | of Aurora University, that has created an alternative model for | ||||||
6 | STEM education that includes the nationally acclaimed John C. | ||||||
7 | Dunham STEM Partnership School, that serves third through | ||||||
8 | eighth-graders and teachers from four Aurora school districts; | ||||||
9 | the community-wide MyTime After School Program, that serves | ||||||
10 | over 1,000 elementary and middle school students throughout | ||||||
11 | Aurora; and the Healthy Living Council, a group of community | ||||||
12 | leaders organized through the Institute that has offered | ||||||
13 | city-wide programs to reduce childhood obesity through | ||||||
14 | programs promoting wellness and health with the goal of making | ||||||
15 | Kane County residents the healthiest in the State by 2020; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sherry Eagle excelled in her studies at the | ||||||
17 | University of Illinois-Chicago; she earned her Bachelor of Arts | ||||||
18 | in Elementary Education in 1970, her Master of Studies in | ||||||
19 | Reading Education and Curriculum Development in 1974, and her | ||||||
20 | Certificate of Advanced Study in 1994, all with honors; she | ||||||
21 | completed her Doctor of Education with Honors from Northern | ||||||
22 | Illinois University in 1994; and
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23 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sherry Eagle has been recognized for her |
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1 | excellence in leadership throughout her career; during her | ||||||
2 | tenure as Executive Director she received the 2006 University | ||||||
3 | of Illinois Alumni Achievement Award, the 2005 Aurora Public | ||||||
4 | Library Foundation Light of Learning Award, and the 2005 Quad | ||||||
5 | County Urban League Award for Community Leadership; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sherry Eagle has served on numerous boards and | ||||||
7 | commissions throughout her career; she currently serves as a | ||||||
8 | member of the Communities in Schools Board of Aurora, a member | ||||||
9 | of the Rush Copley/Fox Valley Heart Foundation Board, the | ||||||
10 | Energizing Student Potential Advisory Board (NEED | ||||||
11 | Project/Excelon Foundation, as a member of the Board of | ||||||
12 | Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University; and as a member | ||||||
13 | of the Illinois Board of Higher Education; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sherry Eagle has been published four times in | ||||||
15 | peer-reviewed publications; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
17 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
18 | congratulate Dr. Sherry Eagle on the occasion of her retirement | ||||||
19 | as Executive Director of the Institute for Collaboration at | ||||||
20 | Aurora University, and thank her for her career dedicated to | ||||||
21 | the education of students in Illinois, and wish her a healthy | ||||||
22 | and happy retirement; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to Dr. Sherry Eagle as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
3 | and respect.
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