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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Kenneth Eldon Andersen Ph.D. of 
4Champaign, who passed away on January 26, 2020; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Kenneth Andersen was born in Iowa to Mads Ingvard 
6(Edward) Andersen and Anna Christiansen Andersen; he was the 
7youngest of five children; he graduated from Harlan High School 
8in Harlan, Iowa in 1951; he earned his bachelor's degree and 
9master's degree from Iowa State Teachers College, now the 
10University of Northern Iowa; he served two years in the U.S. 
11Army as an education specialist and part-time instructor for 
12New Mexico State University on the White Sands Proving Ground; 
13he earned his Ph.D. in communication from the University of 
14Wisconsin-Madison in 1961; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Kenneth Andersen briefly served as a visiting 
16professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago and the 
17University of Southern California; he then taught at the 
18University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; he relocated to the 
19University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1970; he retired 
20as professor emeritus of communication from the University of 
21Illinois in 1995; he authored books on persuasion and 
22introductory communication and co-authored a book of original 
23essays and selected journal articles; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, During his career, Kenneth Andersen served in a 
2number of roles outside the classroom; he was a debate coach at 
3Iowa State Teachers College, the University of Wisconsin, and 
4the University of Michigan; at the University of Illinois, he 
5served as associate dean for the College of Liberal Arts & 
6Sciences, interim head of Speech Communication, interim head of 
7Speech and Hearing Science, and deputy vice chancellor of 
8Academic Affairs; he also served numerous roles in the 
9University Senate, including three years as chair, three terms 
10as a member of the University Senates' Conference, and as 
11Senate parliamentarian for numerous chancellors; and
  
  
12    WHEREAS, Kenneth Andersen was active in a number of 
13organizations and associations, such as the American 
14Association of University Professors (AAUP) as a local chapter 
15member and president, state conference president, treasurer, 
16and newsletter editor and editorial writer; he was a chapter 
17and often conference delegate to more than 30 national AAUP 
18conventions, chairing three national committees and serving a 
19term on the national conference; he served and held leadership 
20roles in the National Communication Association, the Central 
21States Communication Association, and the National Association 
22of Communication Administrators; and
  
 
23    WHEREAS, Kenneth Andersen believed his greatest enduring 
 
 
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1contribution to the field of communication was when he served 
2as the conference planner and keynote speaker at the National 
3Communication Association's 1999 summer conference where he 
4was instrumental in the formulation of the Credo for Ethical 
5Communication, which was later adopted by the association; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Kenneth Andersen received a number of awards and 
7accolades during his career, including the Association of State 
8Conferences' Tracey Award and National Communication 
9Association's Distinguished Service Award for his efforts; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Kenneth Andersen developed an interest in 
11classical music and theater from a young age; he enjoyed live 
12musical theater and Broadway musicals; he supported and 
13sponsored  the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts as a 
14member of the Colwell Society, then the Foellinger Society; he 
15was a season subscriber to the Lyric Opera of Chicago for over 
1620 years and to the San Francisco Opera for over a decade; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Kenneth Andersen was preceded in death by his 
18three sisters and one brother; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Kenneth Andersen is survived by his wife, Mary; 
20his son, Erik (Susan); and his grandchildren, Nickolas, Megan, 
21and Alyssa; therefore, be it
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
3Kenneth Eldon Andersen Ph.D. and extend our sincere condolences 
4to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
5it further
  
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
7presented to the family of Kenneth Andersen as an expression of 
8our deepest sympathy.