Bill Text: IL HR0721 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Art Dykstra on his retirement from Trinity Services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-01-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0721 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR0721-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Art Dykstra on the
occasion of his retirement as the President and Executive
Director of Trinity Services; and
WHEREAS, Art Dykstra grew up in Racine, Wisconsin and
attended Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota; he earned a
master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Bradley
University; he completed his psychology internship at Elgin
State Hospital in Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Art Dykstra was named President and Executive
Director of Trinity Services in 1987 after a distinguished
20-year career with the Illinois Department of Mental Health
and Developmental Disabilities, where he served as Facility
Director for two state-operated developmental centers, served
as the Chicago Regional Administrator for Developmental
Disabilities, and also worked as a Policy and Program Adviser
for the Director of the Department; and
WHEREAS, Art Dykstra has taught classes at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels; he is a frequent speaker at
local, state, and national conferences and a published author;
and

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WHEREAS, Art Dykstra has served as the President of the
Board on The Council on Quality and Leadership; he has also
served as the past President of the Illinois Chapter of the
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities, the Illinois Council of Executive Directors of
the ARC, and the Illinois Association of Rehabilitation
Facilities; he also serves on many other boards and advisory
councils and is a fellow of the American Association on
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Art Dykstra has been recognized for his leadership
with the Lifetime Achievement Award from Lewis University; he
received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences at Bradley University; the
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies honored him
for his commitment to the cognitive behavioral therapy
community with the Distinguished Friend to the Behavioral and
Cognitive Therapies Award; he was recognized by the Autism
Program of Illinois when he received the Autism Ally Public
Policy Award through the ARC of Illinois in 2012; and
WHEREAS, Art Dykstra and his wife, Anita, live in New
Lenox; in their spare time, they enjoy fishing, gardening, and
catching frogs; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Art Dykstra on his retirement as the President and
Executive Director of Trinity Services, and we wish him the
best in all of his future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Art Dykstra as an expression of our esteem and
respect.