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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Stephanie Pace | ||||||
| 4 | Marshall as she steps down as founding President of the | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy on June 30, 2007; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, is | ||||||
| 7 | an internationally recognized pioneering educational | ||||||
| 8 | institution created in 1985 by the State of Illinois to develop | ||||||
| 9 | talent and leadership in mathematics, science, and technology | ||||||
| 10 | teaching and learning; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall received her B.A. from | ||||||
| 12 | Queens College, her M.A. from the University of Chicago, and | ||||||
| 13 | her Ph.D. from Loyola University; she also holds honorary | ||||||
| 14 | degrees from Aurora University, North Central College, and | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois Wesleyan University; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Dr. Marshall is an internationally recognized | ||||||
| 17 | pioneer, leader, and teacher; she is a speaker and writer on | ||||||
| 18 | leadership, learning and schooling, and the design of | ||||||
| 19 | generative and life-affirming learning organizations; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Dr. Marshall was the founding president of the | ||||||
| 21 | National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools in | ||||||
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| 1 | Mathematics, Science and Technology, and the president of the | ||||||
| 2 | Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Dr. Marshall has been recognized by the RJR | ||||||
| 4 | Nabisco Corporation as one of the nation's most innovative | ||||||
| 5 | educational leaders and by the National Association of School | ||||||
| 6 | Boards as one of North America's 100 Best Educators; she has | ||||||
| 7 | received many awards, including the Distinguished Service | ||||||
| 8 | Award from the United States Marine Corps, the Woman | ||||||
| 9 | Extraordinaire Award by the International Women's Association, | ||||||
| 10 | and the Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award from the Boy | ||||||
| 11 | Scouts of America; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Dr. Marshall was selected by the Chicago Sun Times | ||||||
| 13 | as one of the ten most powerful women in education and one of | ||||||
| 14 | the 100 most powerful women in Chicago; and she was invited by | ||||||
| 15 | Queen Noor of Jordan to join the Board of Directors of the | ||||||
| 16 | Queen Noor Jubilee School in Amman, Jordan; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 18 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 19 | congratulate Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall on her many | ||||||
| 20 | accomplishments and wish her the best in her future endeavors | ||||||
| 21 | as she steps down from her position with the Illinois | ||||||
| 22 | Mathematics and Science Academy; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 3 | respect and esteem.
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