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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Jim Czerwionka
4 of Good Shepherd Manor for a job well done; and
 
5     WHEREAS, In 1993, the GSM Board picked Dr. Jim Czerwionka
6 from a group of highly qualified candidates to lead Good
7 Shepherd in what was to become the largest sustained building,
8 staffing, and major fund raising efforts in the Manor's
9 history; through his leadership two Intermediate Care
10 Facilities, 13 CILAs, and a state of the art infirmary have all
11 been added to the facilities; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Dr. Czerwionka led the construction and
13 acquisition of fourteen group homes to provide individualized,
14 community based treatment; he worked with State and local
15 government to gain a water and sewer grant of $208,000; he led
16 the development of a community-based sheltered workshop as well
17 as employment in the community for residents; he led the charge
18 in identifying and addressing the rapidly increasing needs of
19 an aging resident population through the construction of a
20 specially designed Alzheimer's Group Home and a 7,000 square
21 foot Infirmary; he increased the Manor's operational budget
22 from $2 million to $7 million and increased the staff from 60
23 to 170; he maintained and supported appeals and fundraising

 

 

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1 activities to generate over $1 million annually; and he
2 established the Shepherds Endowment Society; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Prior to coming to Good Shepherd Manor, Jim
4 Czerwionka had an admirable career history with a long list of
5 achievements in treatment centers, hospital administration,
6 higher education, and professional associations; he has held
7 board positions and leadership roles, worked aggressively in
8 program development and planning, guided large scale building
9 and renovation programs, led regulatory compliance and quality
10 control initiatives, and has been an active leader in public
11 relations, fundraising, research, staff development and
12 training, and fiscal and facilities management; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Dr. Czerwionka was the executive director for the
14 Larkin Center for Children and Adolescents in Elgin, director
15 for the Nachusa Lutheran Home for Children, and a department
16 head at Pritzker Children's Hospital in Chicago; he holds a
17 Doctoral Degree in Psychology from Northern Illinois
18 University, a Masters of Education in Special Education and
19 Rehab Counseling from the University of Pittsburgh, a Master of
20 Science in Child Development and Child Care from the University
21 of Pittsburgh, and a Bachelors in Philosophy/Education from St.
22 Mary of the Lake Seminary; and
 
23     WHEREAS, He has held faculty positions at a number of

 

 

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1 faculty positions including the Arthur J. Audy Detention Center
2 in Chicago; College of St. Francis, Joliet; Sauk Valley
3 College, Dixon; Roosevelt University, Chicago; and at Olivet
4 Nazarene University in Bourbonnais; he has also been an active
5 community leader over the years, playing key committee and
6 leadership parts in a number of organizations including the
7 Lions, Knights of Columbus, and currently, the
8 Bradley/Bourbonnais Rotary Club, where he has held roles
9 including Youth Exchange Officer, International Chair, Club
10 President, and Foundation Chair; and
 
11     WHEREAS, His wife, Marcia, is a school teacher; they are
12 parents to three children, Bridgette, John, and Lori, and the
13 grandparents to two grandchildren with a third to arrive very
14 soon; Jim grew up in Chicago and was enrolled in the Catholic
15 seminary system before transferring to a career in social
16 ministry; and
 
17     WHEREAS, In addition, Jim Czerwionka has held an active
18 leadership role with the Rotary District #6450 where he has
19 worked actively with the group study exchange program at the
20 district level; he is currently the district assistant
21 governor, and will assume the role of district governor for the
22 2009-2010 term; therefore, be it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2 congratulate Dr. Jim Czerwionka of Good Shepherd Manor for a
3 job well done and wish him continued success in his future
4 endeavors; and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to Dr. Jim Czerwionka as a symbol of our esteem.