Bill Text: IL HR1416 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Lorene King on the occasion of her retirement as Assistant Director of Student Development and Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator with the University of Illinois Peoria College of Medicine Urban Health Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1416 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1416-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 Lorene King on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of her retirement as Assistant Director of Student | ||||||
5 | Development and Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator with the | ||||||
6 | University of Illinois Peoria College of Medicine Urban Health | ||||||
7 | Program; and
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8 | WHEREAS, A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Lorene King moved | ||||||
9 | to Peoria to attend Bradley University after being awarded an | ||||||
10 | academic scholarship; at Bradley, she earned a Bachelor of | ||||||
11 | Science in marketing and a Master of Science in Liberal | ||||||
12 | Studies, and studied community counseling; she spent more than | ||||||
13 | a decade in the private sector with Caterpillar, Inc. and in | ||||||
14 | the public sector with the Illinois Department of Employment | ||||||
15 | Security and Illinois Central Community College; she currently | ||||||
16 | serves at Illinois Central Community College as an Adjunct | ||||||
17 | Instructor for the Social Sciences Department; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Lorene King has been the Assistant Director of | ||||||
19 | Student Development and most recently the Outreach and | ||||||
20 | Recruitment Coordinator with the Peoria College of Medicine | ||||||
21 | Urban Health Program for the past nine years; during this time, | ||||||
22 | she provided enhanced support to students from | ||||||
23 | underrepresented populations and dedicated substantial |
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1 | resources to assist any UICOMP medical student who was | ||||||
2 | experiencing academic difficulties; she also played an | ||||||
3 | instrumental part in connecting medical students with the local | ||||||
4 | community to perform volunteer service projects and | ||||||
5 | strengthened the UICOMP presence within underserved | ||||||
6 | communities; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Lorene King will celebrate her retirement at a | ||||||
8 | celebration in her honor on October 7, 2016 at the University | ||||||
9 | of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
11 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
12 | congratulate Lorene King on the occasion of her retirement and | ||||||
13 | wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be | ||||||
14 | it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to Lorene King as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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