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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Sister Michelle Germanson | ||||||
| 4 | on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of her taking her first | ||||||
| 5 | vows as a Sinsinawa Domincan; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Sr. Germanson has served as the President of | ||||||
| 7 | Trinity High School in River Forest for 23 years, beginning in | ||||||
| 8 | 1992; prior to coming to Trinity, she was Dean of Students at | ||||||
| 9 | Rosary College (Dominican University) from 1987 to 1992; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Sr. Germanson's order, Sinsinawa Dominican, | ||||||
| 11 | founded Trinity High School in 1918; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Sr. Germanson received her Bachelor of Arts in | ||||||
| 13 | Education from Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin in 1969; | ||||||
| 14 | she holds 3 master's degrees, one in school administration and | ||||||
| 15 | one in guidance and counseling from Loras College and one in | ||||||
| 16 | pastoral studies from Loyola University; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Sr. Germanson has 20 years of experience in | ||||||
| 18 | elementary education, 9 years as a principal and 11 years as a | ||||||
| 19 | teacher; she currently serves on the Board of Directors of | ||||||
| 20 | Saint Mary's of Notre Dame and is a past member of the Board of | ||||||
| 21 | Directors of Dominican University; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Sr. Germanson was named a "Remarkable Woman" by | ||||||
| 2 | the Chicago Tribune in February of 2015; she was named one of | ||||||
| 3 | the most influential people in River Forest in 1997 and was a | ||||||
| 4 | recipient of the 2006 Impact Award from the Archdiocesan | ||||||
| 5 | Development Council, a Bernardin Medal Recipient from the Amate | ||||||
| 6 | House in May of 2007, a recipient of the Trinitarian Award from | ||||||
| 7 | Trinity High School in 2012, and a recipient of the "Honoring | ||||||
| 8 | the Profession" Award from the Dominican University Graduate | ||||||
| 9 | School of Education in April of 2012; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Sr. Germanson enjoys playing golf and cards, | ||||||
| 11 | attending musicals and movies, and is a fan of the Chicago | ||||||
| 12 | Cubs, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 14 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 15 | congratulate Sister Michelle Germanson on the 50th anniversary | ||||||
| 16 | of her taking her first vows as a Sinsinawa Domincan; and be it | ||||||
| 17 | further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to Sr. Germanson as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 20 | respect.
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