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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Dr. Dianne Ashby, Vice President for University
3 Advancement at Illinois State University, will retire on May 1,
4 2010, after 18 years of extraordinary service to the Illinois
5 State University community; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Dr. Ashby received her Bachelor's degree in Speech
7 and Theater Arts from MacMurray College, her Master's degree in
8 Educational Administration from the University of Illinois in
9 Springfield, and her Doctorate in Educational Administration
10 from Southern Illinois University; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Dr. Ashby began her professional career working in
12 administrative and teaching positions with Kindergarten
13 through 12th grade students, the Illinois State Board of
14 Education, and the Department of Corrections; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Dr. Ashby began working at Illinois State
16 University in Normal in 1991 as the Illinois Postsecondary HIV
17 Prevention Education Project Coordinator, later becoming a
18 member of the Illinois State University faculty and serving as
19 Principal of University High School; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Dr. Ashby furthered her career at Illinois State
21 University with her appointment as Department Chair of

 

 

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1 Educational Administration and Foundations and Dean of the
2 College of Education; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Dr. Ashby was appointed Vice President for
4 University Advancement following a successful fundraising
5 campaign that benefitted the University with the addition of 70
6 new endowments to the Illinois State University Foundation,
7 which provides hundreds of students with scholarships; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Under Dr. Ashby's leadership, Illinois State
9 University acquired a new Alumni Center, implemented new
10 marketing strategies, and incorporated innovative outreach
11 activities for alumni around the world; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Dr. Ashby has served the State of Illinois and
13 Illinois State University students, faculty, staff, and alumni
14 with intelligence, dedication, and the highest integrity;
15 therefore, be it
 
16     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
18 congratulate Dr. Dianne Ashby on her retirement and wish her
19 the best in all her future endeavors; and be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to Dr. Dianne Ashby as a symbol of our respect and

 

 

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1 esteem.