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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in
4 the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
 
5     WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Judie
6 McConville, GRI, of Ottawa was named the 2006 Illinois Realtor
7 of the Year; and
 
8     WHEREAS, With a career that spans 30 years, Mrs. McConville
9 is the managing broker of Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell in Ottawa;
10 from 1988 to 2001, she owned and operated her own real estate
11 firm, Prudential McConville Realty, which she sold to Coldwell
12 Banker Honig-Bell; and
 
13     WHEREAS, A past president of her local Illini Valley
14 Association of Realtors, Mrs. McConville was named its Realtor
15 of the Year in 1984 and has served on many committees over the
16 years, including Professional Standards and the Realtors
17 Political Action Committee Fundraising Committee; during her
18 20 years of active State involvement, Mrs. McConville served as
19 president of the Illinois Association of Realtors in 2000 and
20 has chaired the IAR Advisory Council, District Vice President
21 Task Force, and Finance Working Group; she has served on the
22 IAR Board of Directors, Statewide Professional Standards
23 Agreement Task Force, Issues Mobilization Political Action
24 Committee Trustees, License Law Task Force, and Political
25 Fundraising Working Group; and
 
26     WHEREAS, In 1993, she received the IAR Community Service
27 Award and she earned two IAR Presidential Medallions for her
28 exemplary contributions to the Realtor Association; and
 
29     WHEREAS, Mrs. McConville currently lends her expertise to
30 the IAR Leadership Development Working Group, Professional

 

 

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1 Standards Committee, and Grievance Committee; she also serves
2 on both the Real Estate Administration and Disciplinary Board
3 and the Auction Advisory Board of the Illinois Department of
4 Financial and Professional Regulation; active nationally since
5 1991, Mrs. McConville represents IAR on the National
6 Association of Realtors (NAR) Board of Directors and serves as
7 vice chair of the NAR Professional Standards Committee; she
8 serves on the board of directors of the Ottawa Area Chamber of
9 Commerce and Industry and has received many awards and
10 recognition for her involvement in her local community in the
11 Kiwanis Club, United Way, Ottawa Riverfest Committee, and the
12 Child Advocacy Board; and
 
13     WHEREAS, She lives in Ottawa with her husband, Dale
14 McConville, a real estate appraiser and farm broker; she has
15 two sons, Marc and Jeff Tabor, and four grandchildren; and
 
16     WHEREAS, The Realtor of the Year award is presented to the
17 one member of the Illinois Association of Realtors who best
18 exemplifies the professional qualities of a Realtor; the award
19 recognizes leadership and service in civic, community, and
20 charitable causes, as well as activity in the Realtor
21 Association; and
 
22     WHEREAS, The Illinois Association of Realtors is a
23 voluntary trade association whose 61,000 members are engaged in
24 all facets of the real estate industry; in addition to serving
25 the professional needs of its members, the Illinois Association
26 of Realtors works to protect the rights of private property
27 owners in the State by recommending and promoting legislation
28 that safeguards and advances the interest of real property
29 ownership; therefore, be it
 
30     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
31 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
32 we congratulate Judie McConville on her outstanding career to

 

 

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1 date and on her recent award; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to Judie McConville as an expression of our esteem.