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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 Larry Fischer of |
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| Quincy on the occasion of his retirement as Vice President for |
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| Instruction at John Wood Community College on December 31, |
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| 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Larry Fischer earned his master's degree in |
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| education from the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign and |
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| his bachelor's degree in agriculture education from Southern |
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| Illinois University Carbondale; and
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| WHEREAS, Larry Fischer began his long and distinguished |
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| career with John Wood Community College as an instructor of an |
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| evening agriculture marketing class in the fall of 1975, when |
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| JWCC first opened its doors to students; in August of 1976, he |
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| was appointed to the full-time position of Director of |
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| Agricultural Programs and was charged with creating an |
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| agriculture department for the college; he served in that |
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| capacity for 26 years before becoming Vice President for |
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| Instruction in 2002, where he remained until his retirement; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, John Wood Community College's agriculture program |
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| grew under Larry Fischer's leadership, moving to a separate |
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| site near Perry; the program also developed a unique |
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| cooperative agreement with the University of Illinois and was |
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| expanded so that it currently offers degrees and certificates |
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| in agricultural business, agriculture transfer, animal |
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| science, and horticulture; and
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| WHEREAS, Thanks to Larry Fischer's hard work, John Wood |
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| Community College's agriculture students have won numerous |
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| awards at State and national competitions and have graduated |
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| and moved into a variety of positions as community leaders and |
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| successful members of the agribusiness community; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to joining John Wood Community College, |
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| Larry Fischer taught agriculture and biology at East Pike High |
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| School in Milton for six years and taught algebra in the |
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| Hannibal, Missouri public schools for a year; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2006, Larry Fischer was the recipient of the |
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| Outstanding Alumnus award from SIUC's College of Agricultural |
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| Sciences in recognition of his exemplary service and leadership |
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| to Illinois agriculture and for his many contributions to the |
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| College of Agricultural Sciences; in 2007, he was the recipient |
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| of the Award of Merit from the UIUC's College of ACES |
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| (Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Alumni |
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| Association, an award presented to ACES College graduates who |
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| have made significant contributions to their chosen |
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| professions, the university, and their communities; the |
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| University of Illinois Alumni Association presented Mr. |
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| Fischer with the Loyalty Award in 1998 and the Lou Liay Alumni |
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| Spirit Award in 2001; in 1982, he was identified as the |
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| Outstanding Teacher of Agriculture in Illinois by the National |
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| Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Larry Fischer has been an active volunteer and |
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| leader in a variety of groups on the local and State level; he |
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| has served as president of numerous organizations, including |
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| the Illinois 4-H Foundation, the Illinois Association of |
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| Community College Agriculture Instructors, the UI College of |
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| Agriculture and College of ACES Alumni associations, and SIUC's |
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| College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Association; he has |
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| also served on the board of directors of Chaddock School and on |
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| the board of trustees for his church and has served as the |
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| speaker at numerous local, State, and national meetings and |
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| conferences; and
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| WHEREAS, Larry Fischer and his wife, Tammy Fischer, have |
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| three adult sons and five grandchildren; 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 Larry Fischer on the occasion of his retirement |
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| and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it |