Bill Text: IL HR0671 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the 50th anniversary of John A. Logan College.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-11-07 - Resolution Adopted [HR0671 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0671-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 recognize the 50th anniversary of the | ||||||
| 4 | founding of John A. Logan College; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois created the Illinois Public | ||||||
| 6 | Community College Act in 1967; a college district was | ||||||
| 7 | established in the counties of Franklin, Jackson, Perry, | ||||||
| 8 | Williamson, and Randolph; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Harry L. Crisp II, Clifford Batteau, Melvin Brush, | ||||||
| 10 | Roy Glenn, Rannie Odum, C.R. Walker, and James Walker were | ||||||
| 11 | elected by the voters of that district to serve on the | ||||||
| 12 | college's first board of trustees; Dr. Nathan Ivey was hired as | ||||||
| 13 | the college's first president; Dr. William Anderson was hired | ||||||
| 14 | as the college's first administrator and encouraged the board | ||||||
| 15 | of trustees to name the college "John A. Logan College"; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, John A. Logan College is now celebrating its 50th | ||||||
| 17 | anniversary and its 35,000th graduate; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, John A. Logan College has brought hope and | ||||||
| 19 | direction to many students who have sought higher education; it | ||||||
| 20 | has an impeccable reputation highlighted by many of the | ||||||
| 21 | nation's best instructors; it has been a crown jewel of | ||||||
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| 1 | Southern Illinois and has contributed immensely to its economy; | ||||||
| 2 | and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, John A. Logan College continues to be a beacon of | ||||||
| 4 | hope for many under the direction of its current President, Dr. | ||||||
| 5 | Ron House, and Board of Trustees, Bill Kilquist, Mandy Little, | ||||||
| 6 | Glenn Poshard, Ray Hancock, Jacob "Jake" Rendleman, Cheryl | ||||||
| 7 | Graff, and Rebecca Borgsmiller; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, John A. Logan College continues its 50-year effort | ||||||
| 9 | to bring high-quality, affordable higher education to the | ||||||
| 10 | people of its district; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 12 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 13 | recognize the 50th anniversary of the founding of John A. Logan | ||||||
| 14 | College, and we honor all of those who have served and worked | ||||||
| 15 | to make John A. Logan College the important learning | ||||||
| 16 | institution that it is today; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to John A. Logan College as a symbol of our respect | ||||||
| 19 | and esteem.
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