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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate North Central
4College President Harold Wilde on his retirement; and
 
5    WHEREAS, North Central College President Harold (Hal)
6Wilde will retire at the end of the 2012 calendar year, after
7nearly 22 years at the helm of the 3,000-student private
8comprehensive liberal arts college in Naperville; and
 
9    WHEREAS, He is only the ninth president in the history of
10the 150-year-old institution; and
 
11    WHEREAS, During his time as president, the institution has
12seen a nearly 10-fold increase in its endowment, a doubling of
13its full-time student population, completion of 15 major
14building projects, continuously balanced budgets, and a
15successful $50-million capital campaign; and
 
16    WHEREAS, His retirement will coincide with the conclusion
17of the College's 18-month sesquicentennial celebration;
18therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1we congratulate President Harold Wilde on his retirement, thank
2him for his service, and wish him all the best in his future
3endeavors; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to President Harold Wilde as a symbol of our respect
6and esteem.