Bill Text: IL HR0519 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Matt Baughman on his retirement from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). Thanks him for making Illinois a much better place through his tireless service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-01-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR0519 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0519-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Matt Baughman on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his retirement from Southern Illinois University | ||||||
| 5 | Carbondale (SIUC); and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Matt Baughman is one of the most experienced | ||||||
| 7 | administrators in Illinois higher education; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Matt Baughman's career spans four decades from | ||||||
| 9 | the 1990s to the 2020s, with service ranging from the | ||||||
| 10 | University of Central Florida's executive development program | ||||||
| 11 | to working alongside the founder of the eponymous Paul Simon | ||||||
| 12 | Public Policy Institute; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Matt Baughman pursued a career in higher | ||||||
| 14 | education administration following studies at Illinois | ||||||
| 15 | College, where he was a recipient of the Student Laureate | ||||||
| 16 | Award by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois; he was also selected | ||||||
| 17 | to be a Dunn Fellow and served in then-Governor Jim Edgar's | ||||||
| 18 | press office; he later earned his Master of Business | ||||||
| 19 | Administration from SIUC and was an Edgar Fellow at the | ||||||
| 20 | University of Illinois; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, As chief of staff to three SIUC chancellors, Matt | ||||||
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| 1 | Baughman's work included managing direct report responsibility | ||||||
| 2 | for various programs, including Head Start, Public | ||||||
| 3 | Broadcasting, and Events/Outreach; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, As an administrator, Matt Baughman helped guide | ||||||
| 5 | SIUC to growth following declining enrollment and towards | ||||||
| 6 | fiscal stability after a historic two-year budget impasse; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Matt Baughman has also brought service and | ||||||
| 8 | leadership to the board of Elevate Illinois, a not-for-profit | ||||||
| 9 | organization formed to provide unique attention to the people | ||||||
| 10 | and programs that reflect positive successes occurring within | ||||||
| 11 | the State; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Matt Baughman will conclude his SIUC career at | ||||||
| 13 | the end of 2023; his competent, steady leadership will be | ||||||
| 14 | reflected in ongoing legacy showcase programs such as the Paul | ||||||
| 15 | Simon Public Policy Institute, a now nationally respected | ||||||
| 16 | think tank, and the quality and reach of WSIU-TV and WSIU-FM, | ||||||
| 17 | which produce award-winning telecasts and broadcasts that are | ||||||
| 18 | available in nearly every region of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 20 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 21 | we congratulate Matt Baughman on his retirement from Southern | ||||||
| 22 | Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC), and we thank him for | ||||||
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| 1 | making Illinois a much better place through his tireless | ||||||
| 2 | service; and be it further
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