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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. Daniel E. |
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| Thornburgh on the occasion of his retirement as Professor |
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| Emeritus of Journalism at Eastern Illinois University; and
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| WHEREAS, Daniel Thornburgh earned his bachelor's degree in |
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| language arts from Indiana State University in Terre Haute, |
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| Indiana in 1952; he earned his master's degree in journalism |
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| from the University of Iowa in 1957 and his doctoral degree in |
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| higher education and journalism from Indiana University in |
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| Bloomington, Indiana in 1980; and
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| WHEREAS, Daniel Thornburgh has had a long and distinguished |
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| career in education; he began his career as Director of Public |
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| Relations for Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, serving there |
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| from 1955 to 1957; from 1957 to 1959, he served as Director of |
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| Information Services for Marshall University in Huntington, |
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| West Virginia; from 1965 to 1979, he served as Director of |
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| Journalism Studies at Eastern Illinois University; he served as |
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| Chairman of EIU's Journalism Department from 1979 to 1984 and |
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| as Professor of EIU's Journalism Department from 1984 to 1993; |
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| from 1982 to 1983, he served as a visiting professor of |
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| journalism at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, where he |
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| taught public relations, news writing, and press & society |
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| courses; from 1984 to 1988, he served as Director of University |
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| Relations at Eastern Illinois University; from 1988 to 1993, he |
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| served as Special Assistant to the President and Director of |
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| University Relations at Eastern Illinois University; from 1993 |
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| to 1994, he was a visiting professor at the University of |
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| Florida; following his service at the University of Florida, he |
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| served as Professor Emeritus of Journalism at Eastern Illinois |
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| University until his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Daniel Thornburgh has also worked extensively as a |
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| professional journalist; he was a part-time reporter and news |
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| writer for Radio Station WTHI in Terre Haute, Indiana from 1950 |
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| to 1952; from 1951 to 1952, he served as a reporter for the |
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| Star in Terre Haute, Indiana; from 1957 to 1959, he served as a |
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| special reporter for the Herald-Dispatch in Huntington, West |
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| Virginia; from 1966 to 1969, he served as part-time night |
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| editor of the Times Courier in Charleston; from 1967 to 1969, |
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| he served as publisher and editor with the Banner-Times in |
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| Casey; he has also served as a journalism consultant for Neoga |
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| News, Illinois Opinion Writers, Coles-County Times Courier, |
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| Effingham Daily News, Fairbury Blade, West Publishing Co., and |
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| The Macmillan Co. and has served as a public relations |
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| consultant for the American Dental Association, the Illinois |
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| Dental Society, and the Illinois Press Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Daniel Thornburgh is a member of numerous civic |
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| and professional organizations, including the Council for |
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| Support and Advancement of Education (CASE), the Public |
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| Relations Society of America's Central Illinois Chapter |
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| (PRSA), the Society of Professional Journalists' Central |
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| Illinois Chapter (SPJ), the Association for Education in |
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| Journalism-Mass Communication (AEJMC), the Public Relations |
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| Student Society of America, the Illinois Recreation Council, |
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| the Charleston Rotary Club, Rotary International, the |
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| Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, the Charleston City |
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| Council, and the Charleston Recreation Board; in 1971, he was |
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| named Citizen of the Year by the City of Charleston; therefore, |
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| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Dr. Daniel E. Thornburgh on the occasion of his |
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| retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement |
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| years; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Daniel Thornburgh as a symbol of our esteem and |
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| respect.
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