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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Paul John Magelli of Urbana, who passed 
4away on December 4, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Paul Magelli was born in Mount Clare on June 28, 
61931; he was an entrepreneur from early on; at the age of 
7eight, he co-owned 25 goats
and sold goat milk; by the age of 
812, he was co-owner of the Magelli Brothers supermarkets; he 
9graduated from Ottawa Township High School in 1949 and worked 
10with his brothers at their supermarkets until 1956, when he 
11entered the University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign; he 
12received his bachelor's degree in economics in 1959, his 
13master's degree in 1960, and his Ph.D. in 1965, all from the

14University of Illinois; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Paul Magelli began his career by serving as Dean 
16of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at 
17Wichita State University, where he was also the
President of 
18the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences from 1982 to 1983; 
19he served as Vice-President for Academic Affairs at Drake 
20University, as President of the Metropolitan State College of 
21Denver,
and  as President of Parkland College from 1987 to 1989; 
22upon retiring from Parkland College, he returned to the 
23University of Illinois, where he served as an Assistant Dean of 
 
 
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1the MBA program, as Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and 
2Sciences,
as Associate Dean and Director of Budgets, and as a 
3visiting professor of economics; and
 
4    WHEREAS, In 1995, Paul Magelli established Illinois

5Business Consulting within the College of Business, which 
6enabled MBA students to focus
their classroom skills on 
7real-world problems affecting companies; since the start
of the 
8program, hundreds of successful student-client relationships 
9have solved pressing business needs
and developed outstanding 
10business leaders; the program has become a
model for similar 
11programs across the country; in 2004, he  helped establish the 
12Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership, based in the College
of 
13Business, which helps infuse entrepreneurship and 
14entrepreneurial thinking across every
academic discipline of 
15the University of Illinois; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Paul Magelli has received numerous awards and 
17recognitions; he was a member of the first class of American 
18Council of Education Fellows in 1965; he received a  Ford 
19Foundation Fellowship in 1965 and
the University of Illinois 
20Chancellor's Distinguished Service Award in 1999; he was chosen 
21by the United States Olympic Committee to carry the Olympic 
22torch on its way to Salt Lake City in 2002 after being 
23nominated by colleagues and students because he "lit the fire" 
24in the hearts and minds
of his students; he received an 
 
 
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1Honorary Doctor of Law, honoris causa, in 2003 from the 
2University of Bristol, United Kingdom, where he
helped 
3establish the Bristol Enterprise Centre; he was recognized as  
4the University Student Senate Faculty Member of the Year in 
52016; he received the Entrepreneurial Excellence Advocacy 
6Award in 2016 at the Champaign County Innovation
Celebration; 
7and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, In 2011, Paul Magelli was part of a team that 
9attempted an ascent of Mt. Kilimanjaro, but was ultimately 
10unsuccessful;  he had been training for a return climb and the 
11chance to be the oldest person on record to attempt the climb; 
12therefore, be it
  
 

  
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
15Paul John Magelli, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
16family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
17further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to  the family of  Paul Magelli as an expression of our 
20deepest sympathy.