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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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.
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