Bill Text: IL HR0679 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Chuck Scott on his retirement after over 34 years of dedicated service to Illinois State University.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0679 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0679-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 Chuck Scott on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his retirement after over 34 years of dedicated | ||||||
| 5 | service to Illinois State University (ISU); and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Chuck Scott joined ISU in 1985 as director of | ||||||
| 7 | grounds maintenance and recycling; he has held the positions of | ||||||
| 8 | director of Campus Services,
executive director of Facilities | ||||||
| 9 | Management, and executive director of Facilities Management, | ||||||
| 10 | Parking,
and Transportation; he was appointed interim | ||||||
| 11 | associate vice president for Facilities Management,
Planning | ||||||
| 12 | and Operations in August 2017; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Chuck Scott was instrumental in the establishment | ||||||
| 14 | of the ISU campus as an arboretum; today, Fell Arboretum | ||||||
| 15 | stretches across over 400 acres of the campus and contains
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| 16 | approximately 2,000 trees and other plants, all native to | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois; in 2008, ISU was recognized
as a Tree Campus USA by | ||||||
| 18 | the Arbor Day Foundation and continues to hold the designation
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| 19 | today; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Chuck Scott has been involved with APPA, an | ||||||
| 21 | international organization with a focus on educational | ||||||
| 22 | facilities
management, since attending his first
conference in | ||||||
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| 1 | 1991; within the next few years, he completed APPA's | ||||||
| 2 | professional development and leadership programs and then | ||||||
| 3 | became involved at the regional level; he served as regional | ||||||
| 4 | president and then joined the APPA International Board of | ||||||
| 5 | Directors; he was elected vice president for Professional
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| 6 | Development and then president in June 2016; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Very few people know every square inch of the ISU | ||||||
| 8 | buildings and its grounds as well
as Chuck Scott; his vast | ||||||
| 9 | institutional knowledge, informed decision-making, and | ||||||
| 10 | commitment to promoting leadership and professional | ||||||
| 11 | development are commendable; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we congratulate Chuck Scott on his retirement after over 34 | ||||||
| 15 | years of dedicated service to Illinois State University, and we | ||||||
| 16 | wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it | ||||||
| 17 | further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to Chuck Scott as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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