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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulates Joe M. Kanosky, Ph.D. on 
4the occasion of his retirement as President of Highland 
5Community College on June 30, 2015; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Joe Kanosky's tenure began in June of 2006 after 
7serving as Acting President upon the departure of Dr. Ronald 
8Field in late 2005; he  joined Highland Community College in 
91981 and has held a variety of positions in the areas of 
10student services, instructional program administration, 
11community service, and economic development; he has been a 
12Director, an Associate Dean, and a Dean; he served as 
13Vice-President for Student and Community Services from 2000 to 
142003 and as Vice-President for Institutional and Community 
15Development from 2003 until November of 2005; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Joe Kanosky has had several lasting 
17accomplishments, most notably, the construction of 2 
18state-of-the-art training facilities: the Ray and Betty Stamm 
19Health Science Nursing Wing and the Wind Turbine Technician 
20Training Center; he oversaw the college's successful 
21transition to the Academic Quality Improvement program model of 
22accreditation and 2 Illinois Community College Board 
23recognition evaluations, maintaining the college's continued 
 
 
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1high recognition status; in 2012, the college received approval 
2from the Higher Learning Commission to offer its Associate of 
3Arts degree completely through online coursework; during his 
4tenure, a number of new academic programs were initiated, 
5including Medical Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, 
6Industrial Training, and Wind Turbine Technician degrees, as 
7well as Customer Service and Professional Tax Preparer 
8certificates; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Joe Kanosky has been active in civic and 
10professional organizations for many years; he served on the 
11Freeport School District 145 Board of Education for nearly 8 
12years, 2 years as its President; he also holds a position on 2 
13Workforce Investment Boards, which serve northwestern 
14Illinois, and is a member of the board of the Tri-County 
15Economic Development Alliance; he also serves on the boards of 
16the Boys and Girls Club and State Bank of Freeport and is a 
17member of the Freeport Noon Rotary; his past service includes 
18being on the board of directors of the Freeport Area Chamber of 
19Commerce and the Northwest Illinois Development Alliance; he is 
20a member of the Illinois Council of Community College 
21Presidents and currently co-chairs its Leadership and Core 
22Values Committee, a position he has held for several years; he 
23has also presented at the Illinois Council of Community College 
24Administrators conference on several occasions, sharing his 
25expertise on leadership and core values; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Joe Kanosky earned his bachelor's degree in

2English from Western Illinois
University in 1971; from 1973 to 
31978, he
was a high school English teacher
and football and 
4track coach in the
Galesburg area; from 1978
to 1981, he was a 
5full-time
graduate student at Illinois State
University (ISU) 
6in Normal; at
ISU he earned both his
M.S.Ed. and Ph.D. degrees 
7in Educational Administration and Foundations; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Joe Kanosky and his wife, Jennifer, have been in 
9Freeport since the fall of 1981; they have 2 grown children, 
10Andrew and Alison; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
12NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
13congratulate Joe M. Kanosky, Ph.D. on his retirement as 
14President of Highland Community College and we wish him the 
15best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to Joe Kanosky as an expression of our esteem and 
18respect.