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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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