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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Catherine Finger, 
4Grayslake Community High School District 127 Superintendent, 
5on being named as the 2014 Lake County Superintendent of the 
6Year; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Catherine Finger has been superintendent of 
8Grayslake High School District 127 since 2005; she previously 
9served as associate superintendent in District 128; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Catherine Finger began her career as a foreign 
11language teacher in the Chicago public schools and taught at 
12Evanston Township High School; she spent 5 years in Naperville 
13District 203 as a curriculum director and high school 
14administrator and served as a middle school principal in the 
15North Shore School District 112 for 3 years; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Catherine Finger earned her bachelor's degree 
17from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and her 
18master's and doctoral degrees from National Louis University; 
19she currently teaches in the doctoral program at Concordia 
20University; and
  
 
  
21    WHEREAS, Catherine Finger was presented with the award and 
 
 
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1honored on May 21, 2014 at the Lake County Superintendent's 
2meeting in Gurnee; she will be Lake County's nominee for the 
3Illinois State Superintendent of the Year Award presented by 
4the Illinois Association of School Administrators  at its annual 
5November meeting in Chicago; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
7NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
8we congratulate Catherine Finger, Grayslake Community High 
9School District 127 Superintendent, on being named as 2014 Lake 
10County Superintendent of the Year; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to Catherine Finger as an expression of our esteem 
13and respect.