Bill Text: IL HR0980 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Thomas "Tom" Ramage, Ed.D., on his retirement from Parkland College. Thanks him for his leadership and service to the institution. Wishes him all the best in his future endeavors.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0980 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0980-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 Thomas "Tom" Ramage, | ||||||
| 4 | Ed.D., on the occasion of his retirement as president of | ||||||
| 5 | Parkland College, Illinois Community College District #505; | ||||||
| 6 | and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Dr. Ramage, the fifth president of Parkland | ||||||
| 8 | College, will retire at the end of the Fall 2022 semester after | ||||||
| 9 | 15 years as president and 25 years of service to the | ||||||
| 10 | institution; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, The conclusion of Dr. Ramage's career will | ||||||
| 12 | coincide with Parkland College enrolling its 350,000th student | ||||||
| 13 | this academic year since its inception in 1966 and its first | ||||||
| 14 | academic year in 1967; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Under Dr. Ramage's leadership, Parkland College | ||||||
| 16 | completed a $92 million Campus Master Plan that created six | ||||||
| 17 | new buildings on campus, adding 250,000 square feet of | ||||||
| 18 | classrooms, labs, and student services spaces to provide | ||||||
| 19 | quality education and training facilities for students | ||||||
| 20 | residing within the 3,000 square mile district; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, During Dr. Ramage's tenure, Parkland College has | ||||||
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| 1 | continued to adapt to the changing needs of industry by | ||||||
| 2 | acquiring the Institute of Aviation at Willard Airport from | ||||||
| 3 | the University of Illinois in 2014 and by forming lasting | ||||||
| 4 | relationships with corporate partners, including Case New | ||||||
| 5 | Holland, AGCO, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Ford Motor Company, | ||||||
| 6 | Frasca International, and Kraft, among others; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Dr. Ramage's oversight has permitted Parkland | ||||||
| 8 | College to continue leading the Illinois community college | ||||||
| 9 | system by enrolling more than 350 international students, | ||||||
| 10 | representing well over 50 countries, each academic year; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Dr. Ramage's steady leadership and fiscal | ||||||
| 12 | management have guided Parkland College through a recession, a | ||||||
| 13 | state budget crisis, and a pandemic; despite these challenges, | ||||||
| 14 | he ensured Parkland College maintained a balanced budget and a | ||||||
| 15 | healthy fund balance; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Dr. Ramage will continue to reside in Champaign | ||||||
| 17 | County with his wife, Michelle, his son, Colin, his | ||||||
| 18 | daughter-in-law, Megan, and his grandson, Sean Thomas, as | ||||||
| 19 | valued members of the community; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Dr. Ramage leaves behind a legacy of excellence | ||||||
| 21 | and has set Parkland College on a trajectory of success; | ||||||
| 22 | therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 3 | we congratulate Thomas "Tom" Ramage, Ed.D., on his retirement | ||||||
| 4 | from Parkland College, thank him for his leadership and | ||||||
| 5 | service to the institution, and wish him all the best in his | ||||||
| 6 | future endeavors; and be it further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to Dr. Ramage as a symbol of our esteem and resect.
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