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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to commend Chancellor Michael Amiridis
4for his service to the University of Illinois Chicago; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Chancellor Amiridis became the sixth chancellor
6of the University of Illinois Chicago in early 2015, where he
7has become both a trusted colleague and a close friend to many;
8over the course of his career, he has elevated UIC and, with
9it, the entire University of Illinois System; and
 
10    WHEREAS, From the beginning, Chancellor Amiridis has
11focused on building on the strengths of the faculty, staff,
12and students of the University of Illinois Chicago; he has
13worked tirelessly to enhance local engagement to make UIC the
14university for Chicago while simultaneously expanding its
15state, national, and international impact; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Chancellor Amiridis has made numerous and
17significant contributions to the University of Illinois
18Chicago, including overseeing record numbers of enrollment
19while maintaining UIC's position as one of the nation's most
20diverse and affordable campuses; under his leadership, UIC
21surpassed a record $400 million in research awards and reached
22its bold fundraising goals in 2020; he also ably led the UI

 

 

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1Health system to greater heights in order to provide
2critically important health care to all citizens while
3innovating drug discovery, surgery, nursing, population
4health, and vaccine development and deployment; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Chancellor Amiridis has also transformed the
6University of Illinois Chicago campus by overseeing the
7construction of the Engineering Innovation Building and the
8Academic Residential Complex, where hundreds of students now
9live and learn, with more major capital projects underway,
10including the Outpatient Surgery Center and the Computer
11Design Research and Learning Center; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Chancellor Amiridis has been named the next
13president of the University of South Carolina, effective July
141, 2022; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
16HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
17we commend Chancellor Michael Amiridis for his extraordinary
18service to the University of Illinois Chicago, the University
19of Illinois System, the City of Chicago, and the State of
20Illinois; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That we wish his wife, Dr. Ero Aggelopoulo
22Amiridis, and him the very best as they begin the next chapter

 

 

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1of their lives at the University of South Carolina; and be it
2further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to Chancellor Amiridis as an expression of our
5esteem and respect.