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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Robert E.
4Ritschel, President of Spoon River College, on his retirement;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, Robert E. Ritschel, the seventh president of Spoon
7River College, assumed this leadership post on August 1, 2005;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, Dr. Ritschel is a career educator, having been
10associated as a teacher or administrator in both community
11colleges and universities in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois,
12Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Carolina, and Texas; and
 
13    WHEREAS, He is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma; he received a
14Bachelor of Arts in Education from Northeastern Oklahoma State
15University, a Master of Music from the University of Texas at
16Austin, and a Doctor of Education from the University of
17Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Dr. Ritschel has taught students from junior high
19to graduate school and has published articles in several
20national educational journals and higher education
21publications; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, He is a member of the Canton Rotary Club, serving
2recently as president; he received the Rotarian of the Year by
3the Malden, Missouri Rotary in 1997-98, and he served as a
4member of the Board of Directors for the Steamboat Springs,
5Colorado, Rotary Club, where he was a member from 2000-2005; he
6is also a Paul Harris Fellow; and
 
7    WHEREAS, He will enjoy retirement along with his wife of 43
8years, Sharyl; his daughters Jennifer and Karen; his grandsons
9Ethan, Max, Jack, and Bennett; and his granddaughter, Lanie;
10therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13we congratulate Robert Ritschel on his retirement and wish him
14all the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to Robert Ritschel as a symbol of our respect and
17esteem.