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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Sheila R. Brown | ||||||
| 4 | on her installation as the 87th President of the National | ||||||
| 5 | Dental Association on December 18, 2010; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Dr. Brown attended Chicago Public Schools for her | ||||||
| 7 | elementary education and graduated from Mercy High School; she | ||||||
| 8 | received a Bachelor of Science degree from Johnson C. Smith | ||||||
| 9 | University in 1977; she was then accepted into the Teacher | ||||||
| 10 | Corp-Peace Corp program in Houston, Texas; this gave her the | ||||||
| 11 | opportunity to teach biology in Ghana, West Africa; she | ||||||
| 12 | received her Master's in Education from Texas Southern | ||||||
| 13 | University and her Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University | ||||||
| 14 | of Michigan School of Dentistry; she also holds a certificate | ||||||
| 15 | in Cosmetics from Case Western Reserve School of Dentistry; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Dr. Brown practices general dentistry in downtown | ||||||
| 17 | Chicago with an emphasis in comprehensive care; she is very | ||||||
| 18 | active in organized dentistry, having formerly served as | ||||||
| 19 | president of the Lincoln Dental Society (LDS) and is currently | ||||||
| 20 | serving as its Executive Director; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Dr. Brown has assumed numerous positions of | ||||||
| 22 | leadership for the National Dental Association (NDA); she has | ||||||
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| 1 | been in the House of Delegates, a member of the Board of | ||||||
| 2 | Trustees, and has served as the Treasurer over several years, | ||||||
| 3 | prior to being elected to the office of President; she is | ||||||
| 4 | currently serving as President-Elect; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dr. Brown is a member of the Hispanic Dental | ||||||
| 6 | Association and the Sonar Study Club, a Seattle Study Club; she | ||||||
| 7 | also maintains active membership in Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., | ||||||
| 8 | Chicago Alumnae Chapter and The Links, Incorporated, Lake Shore | ||||||
| 9 | Chapter; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Dr. Brown has served on the Board of Directors for | ||||||
| 11 | Life Directions of Chicago and Advisory boards for both Gateway | ||||||
| 12 | Foundation and Kennedy King College; she currently serves | ||||||
| 13 | nationally on The Links, Incorporated Health & Human Services | ||||||
| 14 | Committee, and the Community Advisory Committee for the Urban | ||||||
| 15 | Health Program at The University of Illinois at Chicago; | ||||||
| 16 | therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 18 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 19 | congratulate Dr. Brown on becoming the 87th President of the | ||||||
| 20 | National Dental Association and wish her all the best in the | ||||||
| 21 | coming years; and be it further
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| 22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to Dr. Sheila Brown as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 2 | esteem.
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