Bill Text: IL HR1311 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Dr. Alice Marie Jacobs on the occasion of her retirement as President of Danville Area Community College.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR1311 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1311-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 Dr. Alice Marie Jacobs on | ||||||
4 | the occasion of her retirement as President of Danville Area | ||||||
5 | Community College; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Jacobs became the sixth President and | ||||||
7 | only the second female leader of Danville Area Community | ||||||
8 | College in September of 1999; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Dr. Alice Jacobs, Danville | ||||||
10 | Area Community College has been a leader in workforce | ||||||
11 | development, reallocating resources to add new locally | ||||||
12 | in-demand programs in Health Professions and Manufacturing; as | ||||||
13 | a result of good stewardship and program growth, Dr. Jacobs has | ||||||
14 | expanded and renovated campus facilities and established the | ||||||
15 | Higher Learning Center in Hoopeston to better meet the needs of | ||||||
16 | residents in the northern part of the college district; local | ||||||
17 | partnerships have been strengthened, particularly those with | ||||||
18 | area K-12 districts and the Regional Superintendent's office; | ||||||
19 | the college was also named a Leader College in Achieving the | ||||||
20 | Dream and has undergone two successful major gift campaigns for | ||||||
21 | support of DACC students and programs; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Jacobs has served on the American |
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1 | Association of Community Colleges Board and its Executive | ||||||
2 | Committee; she was co-chair of Governor Bruce Rauner's | ||||||
3 | Education Policy Transition Committee; she is a member of the | ||||||
4 | Illinois Board of Higher Education and Chair of the Illinois | ||||||
5 | Community College Presidents Council; she served as President | ||||||
6 | of the North Central Association of Two-Year Colleges and the | ||||||
7 | Danville Noon Rotary; she served as Chair of the Danville | ||||||
8 | United Way Campaign and first Chair of the Vermilion Advantage | ||||||
9 | Board; she also served as President of the Danville Symphony | ||||||
10 | Board; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Dr. Alice Jacobs has received numerous awards and | ||||||
12 | recognitions, including the 2002 Rotary Vocational Service | ||||||
13 | Award, the 2003 Green Meadow Girl Scouts Council Woman of | ||||||
14 | Distinction Award, the 2007 Woman of Achievement Award from the | ||||||
15 | American Association of University Women, the 2008 Elks | ||||||
16 | Distinguished Citizenship Award, the 2009 Outstanding Service | ||||||
17 | Award from the Illinois Association of Regional | ||||||
18 | Superintendents of Schools, the 2010 Golden Ruler Award from | ||||||
19 | the Regional Office of Education, and the 2015 Visionary Award | ||||||
20 | from the Eastern Illinois Community Action Agency; her | ||||||
21 | leadership skills were also recognized by the Association of | ||||||
22 | Community College Trustees in 2007 with the Central Region's | ||||||
23 | Outstanding CEO Award; and
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24 | WHEREAS, Following her retirement, Dr. Alice Jacobs plans |
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1 | to continue her service to community colleges on the State and | ||||||
2 | national levels through her involvement with the Illinois Board | ||||||
3 | of Higher Education and as a Peer Reviewer through the Higher | ||||||
4 | Learning Commission; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
6 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
7 | congratulate Dr. Alice Marie Jacobs on the occasion of her | ||||||
8 | retirement and wish her continued success and happiness in the | ||||||
9 | future; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to Dr. Alice Jacobs as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
12 | respect.
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