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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Sophia Shaw on the
4occasion of her retirement as President and CEO of the Chicago
5Botanic Gardens; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Sophia Shaw served as the Chicago Botanic Gardens'
7President and CEO for eight years; in that time, she has
8developed the Chicago Botanic Gardens into one of the truly
9great botanic gardens and plant conservation science centers in
10the world; and
 
11    WHEREAS, During Sophia Shaw's tenure, the Chicago Botanic
12Gardens opened the Gold LEED-rated 38,000 square-foot Daniel F.
13and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center, the Trellis
14Bridge, the Bernice E. Lavin Plant Evaluation Garden, the
15Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden, the Butterflies and
16Blooms exhibit, and the Kleinman Family Cove; renovated the
17Garden View Cafe and Plant Information Service; completed the
18North Lake shoreline restoration and the 1.3-mile North Branch
19multi-use trail addition; and planned and broke ground for the
20Regenstein Foundation Learning Campus building and garden; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Under Sophia Shaw's leadership, the Chicago
22Botanic Gardens experienced a 52% increase in attendance, six

 

 

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1straight years of recording-breaking financial performance,
2and three straight years of recording-breaking fundraising
3results; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Inspired by the experiences she had leading the
5Chicago Botanic Gardens over the past 10 years, Sophia Shaw now
6looks forward to defining new ways in which she can positively
7impact the well-being of people and the environment during the
8next stage of her career; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
11thank Sophia Shaw for her service, congratulate her on her
12retirement, and wish her well in her future endeavors; and be
13it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to Sophia Shaw as a symbol of our esteem and respect.