HR0208LRB097 11290 KXB 53379 r

1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to recognize Dr. Vernon O. Crawley
4for his leadership as President of Moraine Valley Community
5College in Palos Hills; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Dr. Vernon O. Crawley has provided distinguished
7leadership as the fourth president of Moraine Valley Community
8College in Palos Hills since 1991; he is currently the
9longest-serving community college president in the State of
10Illinois; and
 
11    WHEREAS, President Crawley has led the college through
12remarkable growth in programs, enrollment, and campus
13expansion, including a new science hall, a business and
14conference center, a student union, a renovated student center,
15and education centers in Blue Island and Tinley Park; and
 
16    WHEREAS, President Crawley has overseen continued
17enrollment growth with the spring 2011 enrollment, reaching a
18record high of 20,100 students; and
 
19    WHEREAS, President Crawley has brought prominence to
20Moraine Valley through his leadership roles on national, State,
21and local organizations; and
 

 

 

HR0208- 2 -LRB097 11290 KXB 53379 r

1    WHEREAS, Under his leadership the college has earned
2rankings among the top 8 percent in associate's degrees
3conferred and has awarded 47,000 degrees and certificates since
4the college's founding in 1967; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7we recognize and commend Dr. Crawley for his two decades of
8leadership excellence in service to Moraine Valley Community
9College, the 26 communities in the Moraine Valley district, and
10the Illinois Community College System; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Dr. Vernon Crawley as a symbol of our respect and
13esteem.