Full Text of HR1022 98th General Assembly
HR1022 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR1022 | | LRB098 21028 MST 58726 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize Joyce E. Tucker on her life's | 4 | | accomplishment and her work in the advancement of equal | 5 | | employment; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Tucker is the former Vice-President of | 7 | | Global Diversity and Employee Rights for The Boeing Company; a | 8 | | role in which she was responsible for developing and | 9 | | implementing innovative cultural diversity initiatives, | 10 | | establishing and implementing Boeing's affirmative action | 11 | | plans, investigating and resolving internal and external Equal | 12 | | Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints, ensuring compliance | 13 | | with federal, State, and local EEO mandates, enhancing the | 14 | | effectiveness of Boeing's Alternative Dispute Resolution and | 15 | | Corrective Action Programs, and creating and building | 16 | | relationships with internal and external diversity | 17 | | stakeholders; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Tucker is a nationally recognized expert | 19 | | with more than 30 years of experience in
equal employment | 20 | | opportunity and affirmative action in both the public and
| 21 | | private sectors; former President George H. W. Bush appointed | 22 | | her as
Commissioner of the United States Equal Employment | 23 | | Opportunity Commission (EEOC), where
she served from 1990 to |
| | | HR1022 | - 2 - | LRB098 21028 MST 58726 r |
|
| 1 | | 1996; prior to her appointment as an EEOC Commissioner, she
| 2 | | served for 10 years in the Illinois Governor's cabinet as the | 3 | | first Director of the State of
Illinois Department of Human | 4 | | Rights; she was also a court appointed consent decree
monitor | 5 | | for the landmark $34,000,000 consent decree between the EEOC | 6 | | and Mitsubishi
Motor Manufacturing of America; prior to joining | 7 | | The Boeing Company, she was
President of Tucker Spearman & | 8 | | Associates, a consulting company that specializes in
EEO and | 9 | | diversity management, where her clients included Fortune 500 | 10 | | companies; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 2001, Joyce Tucker was appointed by former | 12 | | President George W. Bush to serve on the
White House Initiative | 13 | | Advisory Board for Historically Black Colleges and | 14 | | Universities; she currently serves on the board of directors | 15 | | for the Near North Health Service
Corporation and the Dr. | 16 | | Martin Luther King Jr. Boys and Girls Club of Chicago; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, A
native of Illinois, Joyce Tucker received her | 18 | | Juris Doctorate from The John Marshall Law
School and is a | 19 | | member of the Illinois Bar; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Tucker is the recipient of many awards and | 21 | | honors including:
The John Marshall Law School Doctor of Laws | 22 | | Degree, The John Marshall Law School
Alumni Association | 23 | | Distinguished Alumnus Award, the National Institute for |
| | | HR1022 | - 3 - | LRB098 21028 MST 58726 r |
|
| 1 | | Employment
Equity Milestone Award for Civil Rights, the Dr. | 2 | | Martin Luther King Jr. Boys & Girls Club
King Legacy Award in | 3 | | recognition of "Leadership and Contributions to the | 4 | | Community",
the National Organization of Black County | 5 | | Officials Community Services Award for "A
Life of Sharing and | 6 | | Lifting Others", The Chicago Defender "Women of Excellence"
| 7 | | Award, and the YWCA's Dr. Dorothy Height Racial Justice Award; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we wish to recognize Joyce E. Tucker on her life's | 12 | | accomplishment and her work in the advancement of equal | 13 | | employment and wish her the best in all her future endeavors; | 14 | | and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Joyce Tucker as an expression of our esteem and | 17 | | respect.
|
|