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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate  Joe Kanosky on the 
4occasion of his retirement as President and CEO of Highland 
5Community College; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, From 1971 to 1973, Joe Kanosky worked in road 
7construction and dabbled in the insurance industry; from 1973 
8to 1978, he was a high school English teacher and football and 
9track coach in the Galesburg area; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Joe Kanosky earned his bachelor's degree in 
11English from Western Illinois University in 1971; from 1978 to 
121981, he was a full time graduate student at Illinois State 
13University in Normal, where he earned both his MSEd. and Ph.D. 
14in Educational Administration and Foundations; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, During his tenure at Illinois State University, 
16Joe Kanosky served as graduate research assistant for Alan 
17Hickrod and Ben Hubbard in the areas of school finance and the 
18politics of education; during his graduate study years, he 
19spent the summer of 1980 at Educational Testing Service in 
20Princeton, New Jersey as a graduate research fellow in 
21education politics; he presented his research results at the 
22spring 1981 AERA Conference in Los Angeles, California; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, In the fall of 1981, Joe Kanosky went to Highland 
2Community College, where he has held a variety of positions in 
3the areas of student services, instructional program 
4administration, community service, and economic development; 
5he has been a Director, an Associate Dean, and a Dean; he 
6served as Vice President for Student and Community Services 
7from 2000 to 2003 and Vice President for Institutional and 
8Community Development from 2003 until November of 2005, when he 
9was named acting President; he was then selected as Highland's 
10seventh President in June of 2006; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Joe Kanosky served on the Freeport School Board 
12for almost 8 years, with 2 of those years as board president; 
13while on the school board, he served as a member of the school 
14district's Equity Steering Committee and continues as a member 
15of the Key Communicators Committee; he holds a position on 2 
16Workforce Investment Boards which serve northern Illinois and 
17is a member of the board of the Tri-County Economic Development 
18Alliance; he also serves on the boards of the Boys and Girls 
19Club and State Bank of Freeport and is a member of the Freeport 
20Noon Rotary; he was previously on the board of directors of the 
21Freeport Area Chamber of Commerce and the Northern Illinois 
22Development Alliance; and
  
 
23    WHEREAS, Joe Kanosky is a member of the Illinois Council of 
 
 
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1Community College Presidents and has shared his expertise on 
2leadership and core values at the Illinois Council of Community 
3College Administrators conference on several occasions; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Joe Kanosky and his wife, Jennifer, have been in 
5Freeport since the fall of 1981; together, they have 2 grown 
6children, Andrew and Alison; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Joe Kanosky serves as a model of hard work, 
8integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
9Illinois; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
11NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
12congratulate Joe Kanosky on the occasion of his retirement and 
13wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be 
14it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to Joe Kanosky as a symbol of our esteem and respect.