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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor the members of the Chicago
4 State University Foundation for their contributions in the
5 field of education; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Chicago State University is one of Illinois'
7 oldest public universities; it is the number one college in the
8 Midwest for graduating African-Americans with baccalaureate
9 degrees; it is the first and only university in Illinois to
10 have a robotic book retrieval system in its library; it is only
11 one of two universities in the State to have all of its
12 programs approved by both the National Council for
13 Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Illinois State Board
14 of Education; and the university is the home to the Gwendolyn
15 Brooks Writers' Conference, the oldest conference for writers
16 of African descent in the nation; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The Chicago State University Foundation was
18 chartered in 1967 and incorporated in 1968 as an independent
19 charitable organization with the sole purpose of soliciting,
20 receiving, and administering private gifts to the Chicago State
21 University; the foundation's mission is to expand and build
22 upon available resources for teaching and service delivery and
23 further the acquisition and delivery of emerging knowledge; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, On September 20, 2007, the Chicago State
2 University Foundation will host the 13th Annual Friends of CSU
3 Awards Gala; during the ceremony, LaSalle Bank and LaSalle Bank
4 President and CEO Larry Richman will be presented with the CSU
5 Foundation's highest honor, the Friends of CSU Award;
6 therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9 honor the members of the Chicago State University Foundation
10 for their contributions in the field of education and wish the
11 members continued success in the future; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That we wish to congratulate LaSalle Bank
13 President and CEO Larry Richman on his selection as the 2007
14 recipient of the Friends of CSU Award; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
16 presented to Chicago State University President Elnora D.
17 Daniel, Friends of CSU Award recipient Larry Richman, and CSU
18 Foundation Executive Director Marquis Miller as a symbol of our
19 esteem and respect.