Bill Text: IL HR0727 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Litesa Wallace on the occasion of earning her doctorate from Northern Illinois University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-01-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0727 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0727-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 Litesa Wallace on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of earning her Doctor of Education in educational | ||||||
5 | psychology from Northern Illinois University in May of 2013; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, Litesa Wallace has resided in Rockford for over 7 | ||||||
8 | years; she has contributed to her community through | ||||||
9 | volunteering for community organizations, being involved in | ||||||
10 | civic efforts, and educating; she teaches many subjects, | ||||||
11 | including sociology, career planning, college reading, and | ||||||
12 | educational psychology at such institutions as University of | ||||||
13 | Wisconsin - Whitewater, Northern Illinois University, and City | ||||||
14 | Colleges of Chicago; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Litesa Wallace holds a bachelor's degree in | ||||||
16 | individual studies from Western Illinois University and a | ||||||
17 | master's degree in applied family and child studies with a | ||||||
18 | specialization in marriage and family therapy from Northern | ||||||
19 | Illinois University; she holds a graduate certificate in | ||||||
20 | advanced quantitative methods in education; she was also a | ||||||
21 | doctoral fellow in the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in | ||||||
22 | Illinois Fellowship Program; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Litesa Wallace's dissertation was titled "The | ||||||
2 | Relationship Between Racial Identity, Perceived Racial | ||||||
3 | Discrimination, and the Academic Self-concept of | ||||||
4 | African-American College Men: A Mixed-Methods Examination"; | ||||||
5 | she presented part of her study at the National Conference on | ||||||
6 | Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education in San | ||||||
7 | Francisco, California; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Litesa Wallace has been the recipient of the | ||||||
9 | Graduate Leadership Award in University Programming and | ||||||
10 | Activities from Northern Illinois University; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Litesa Wallace has developed and facilitated a | ||||||
12 | women's empowerment workshop for Family Services of Southern | ||||||
13 | Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, Inc.; she has also been | ||||||
14 | heavily involved in the Black Graduate Student Association at | ||||||
15 | Northern Illinois University and has served as a counselor at | ||||||
16 | Rock Valley College and Rosecrance; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Litesa Wallace has served the people of this State | ||||||
18 | faithfully as chief of staff for Illinois State Representative | ||||||
19 | Chuck Jefferson; in this capacity, she provides casework | ||||||
20 | assistance to members of the community and performs numerous | ||||||
21 | community outreach initiatives; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Litesa Wallace serves as a model of hard work, |
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1 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
2 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
4 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
5 | we congratulate Litesa Wallace on her many achievements and | ||||||
6 | contributions to the Rockford community and the State of | ||||||
7 | Illinois and for earning her doctoral certificate; and be it | ||||||
8 | further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to Litesa Wallace as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
11 | respect.
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