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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Martha J. Barnes, an esteemed resident of Chicago, 
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is retiring January 31, 2005 after 34 years of dedicated 
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service in public education; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Martha is currently the Dean in the Adult 
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Education Program at Olive-Harvey College in Chicago; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She has been a significant force behind many of 
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the accomplishments and successes of the Adult Education 
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Program; she has provided leadership and supervision to over 
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100 administrative, instructional, clerical, and student 
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support staff, including bargained-for employees; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She has managed an adult education program that 
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serves more than 6,000 students yearly in Adult Basic 
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Education, English as a Second Language, and General 
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Educational Development; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In addition to her excellent leadership 
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abilities, she was one of the pioneers who implemented the 
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innovative instructional program for 100 "at-risk" high school 
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youth in a community college environment; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She is also a part of the President's Executive 
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Council that acts as a "Think Tank" for the College and related 
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issues in higher education; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Additionally, she directed a pre-credit 
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developmental program that served more than 500 high school 
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graduates seeking Associates of Arts degrees, and is the author 
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of Reading and Critical Thinking in the Content Areas, 
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published by Contemporary Books; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Martha has helped sponsor faculty and staff 
 


 






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development activities, such as improving the criteria for the 
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adult basic education and GED level students and coordinating a 
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"Community Blitz" which increased student enrollment 
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tremendously; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She has continually sought professional 
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development activities, not only for the Adult Education 
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Program, but also for the entire College by encouraging 
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participation and attendance at conferences; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Martha Barnes is fondly called "Queen Dean" by 
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many of her colleagues because of her commitment to doing the 
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"right thing" in everything she does; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we commend Martha Barnes on the occasion of her retirement, we 
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thank her for her many years of outstanding dedicated service 
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to the education of the students of Olive-Harvey College, and 
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we wish her all the best in her retirement; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Martha Barnes as an expression of our respect and 
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esteem.