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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, On Friday, July 29, 2005, the Human Resources
3 Development Institute, Inc., (HRDI) of Chicago will hold a
4 dedication ceremony to mark the opening of the Dr. C. Vincent
5 Bakeman Leadership Institute (BLI); and
 
6     WHEREAS, Dr. Bakeman served for 30 years as President/CEO
7 and Co-founder of Human Resources Development Institute, Inc.,
8 a leading behavioral healthcare provider of mental health,
9 community health, case management, child welfare, and alcohol
10 and substance abuse prevention and treatment services; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The BLI is the first institute of its kind to
12 utilize the "Bakeman Leadership Keys"; the Bakeman Leadership
13 Keys are tools any person aspiring toward leadership or in a
14 leadership position should possess; the Keys allow individuals
15 to heighten their level of success as expressed by Dr. Bakeman;
16 he applied the Leadership Keys to his everyday business life
17 and was able to put HRDI in a position to become one of the most
18 successful not-for-profit, behavioral health and human
19 services organizations for three decades; and
 
20     WHEREAS, A highly regarded lecturer, educator, and
21 consultant, Dr. Bakeman worked in an advisory capacity for a
22 number of business, health, and community service
23 organizations, including the National Institute of Mental
24 Health, the Chicago Board of Education, and Family Services of
25 America; and
 
26     WHEREAS, Dr. Bakeman held doctorate and master's degrees in
27 public policy and administration from Nova University, as well
28 as a master's degree in counseling from Chicago State
29 University; he held certificates in international and U.S.
30 public policy from the Brookins Institution and the Mexican
31 National Public Administration Institute; he was a graduate of

 

 

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1 Kentucky State University and held a bachelor's degree in
2 health and physical education; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5 we congratulate the Human Resources Development Institute,
6 Inc., on the occasion of the dedication of the Dr. C. Vincent
7 Bakeman Leadership Institute; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be the
9 Dr. C. Vincent Bakeman Leadership Institute as an expression of
10 our deepest respect and esteem.