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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Bryant Cureton |
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| and his wife, Jeanette, as they depart Elmhurst College after |
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| fourteen years of service to the College and community; and
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| WHEREAS, Bryant L. Cureton has served Elmhurst College as |
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| President and Professor of Political Science since 1994; as |
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| Elmhurst's 12th President, he has led the College through a |
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| period of significant development resulting in increased |
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| academic strength, an enhanced campus, and a growing |
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| reputation; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to Elmhurst, Dr. Cureton taught for 23 years |
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| at Hartwick College, where he also served as Associate Dean for |
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| Program, Vice President and Dean of the College, and then |
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| Provost; he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from |
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| Maryville College, a Master of Arts degree in international |
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| relations from American University, and a Ph.D. in political |
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| science from the University of Pennsylvania; he also holds the |
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| honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from Maryville College; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, His early experience included service in The |
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| United States Marine Corps Reserve and work with the |
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| International Division of The Irving Trust Company; his special |
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| interest in the relationship between religion and political |
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| life led to his appointment as Visiting Scholar at The Divinity |
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| School of Harvard University; he has served on boards, |
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| councils, and committees of numerous professional and |
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| community service organizations; and
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| WHEREAS, On June 30, 2008, Dr. Cureton and his wife, |
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| Jeanette will leave Elmhurst College; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Cureton and his wife, Jeanette (a higher |
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| education researcher) live in Elmhurst; they have two |
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| daughters, Elizabeth Cureton, M.D., a resident in surgery, and |
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| Sarah Cureton Chinn, Ph.D., a research chemist, both in |
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| California; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Dr. Cureton and his wife for their hard work and |
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| dedication to Elmhurst College and wish them continued success |
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| in their future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Dr. Bryant Cureton and Jeanette Cureton as a |
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| symbol of our sincere respect.
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