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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Marty Voelker of Downers
4Grove North High School on receiving the Secondary Art Educator
5of the Year award for 2015; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The annual award, given by the Illinois Art
7Education Association (IAEA), recognizes a teacher's exemplary
8contributions, service, and achievements in support of art
9education in Illinois; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Marty Voelker started at Downers Grove South High
11School in 1996 and has been with Downers Grove North since
122001; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Marty Voelker has a bachelor's degree in economics
14from the University of Michigan, a Teaching Certification from
15the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a Master of Arts in
16Illustration from Syracuse University, and a Master of Fine
17Arts from the Hartford Art School-University of Hartford,
18Connecticut; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Marty Voelker serves as the head of the regional
20suburban Chicago affiliate for the Scholastic Art Awards, as a
21College of DuPage Advisory Committee Member for Graphic Design

 

 

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1and Illustration, and as a juror for local arts shows and
2competitions; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Marty Voelker grew up in Western Springs and
4resides in Wheaton with his wife, Natalie, and his 3 daughters;
5therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8congratulate Marty Voelker of Downers Grove North High School
9on receiving the Secondary Art Educator of the Year award for
102015; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Marty Voelker as an expression of our esteem and
13respect.