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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Zia Hassan Ph.D., who passed away on 
4October 29, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dr. Hassan received
his bachelor's degree in 
6mechanical engineering at the University of Punjab in Pakistan 
7and migrated to United States in the 1956; he earned his 
8master's degree in l958 and his doctorate in 1965 in industrial 
9engineering from the Illinois Institute of
Technology, Chicago 
10(IIT); and
 
11    WHEREAS, Dr. Hassan began his career as a lecturer at  IIT 
12in the early 1960s and became Dean of the Stuart School of 
13Business; he taught business
policy and quality management; he 
14published over  30 papers, co-authored Basic Programs for 
15Production and
Operations Management, and wrote the chapter 
16"Design of Interrelated Manufacturing and Quality
Systems" in 
17the Manufacturing High Technology Handbook; and
  
 
  
18    WHEREAS, Dr. Hassan was a Fellow of the American
Society 
19for Quality and served as an examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige 
20National Quality Award; he was one of the founding members and 
21the
first chairman of board of trustees for the Islamic 
22Foundation in Villa Park; he was chairman of
the Islamic 
 
 
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1Foundation for over 40 years and during his tenure it grew from 
2a small weekend religious
school to one of the largest Islamic 
3Centers in the United States; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Dr. Hassan was the Chairman
Emeritus of the 
5Islamic Foundation and Dean Emeritus of IIT's Stuart School of 
6Business; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Dr. Hassan is
survived by his wife, Dr. Shakeela 
8Hassan; three daughters; and five grandchildren; therefore, be 
9it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
12Zia Hassan Ph.D., and extend our sincere condolences to his 
13family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
14further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to  the family of  Dr. Hassan as an expression of our 
17deepest sympathy.