Full Text of HR0020 94th General Assembly
HR0020 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Martha J. Barnes, an esteemed resident of Chicago, | 3 |
| is retiring January 31, 2005 after 34 years of dedicated | 4 |
| service in public education; and
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| WHEREAS, Martha is currently the Dean in the Adult | 6 |
| Education Program at Olive-Harvey College in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, She has been a significant force behind many of | 8 |
| the accomplishments and successes of the Adult Education | 9 |
| Program; she has provided leadership and supervision to over | 10 |
| 100 administrative, instructional, clerical, and student | 11 |
| support staff, including bargained-for employees; and
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| WHEREAS, She has managed an adult education program that | 13 |
| serves more than 6,000 students yearly in Adult Basic | 14 |
| Education, English as a Second Language, and General | 15 |
| Educational Development; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to her excellent leadership | 17 |
| abilities, she was one of the pioneers who implemented the | 18 |
| innovative instructional program for 100 "at-risk" high school | 19 |
| youth in a community college environment; and
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| WHEREAS, She is also a part of the President's Executive | 21 |
| Council that acts as a "Think Tank" for the College and related | 22 |
| issues in higher education; and
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| WHEREAS, Additionally, she directed a pre-credit | 24 |
| developmental program that served more than 500 high school | 25 |
| graduates seeking Associates of Arts degrees, and is the author | 26 |
| of Reading and Critical Thinking in the Content Areas, | 27 |
| published by Contemporary Books; and
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| WHEREAS, Martha has helped sponsor faculty and staff |
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| development activities, such as improving the criteria for the | 2 |
| adult basic education and GED level students and coordinating a | 3 |
| "Community Blitz" which increased student enrollment | 4 |
| tremendously; and
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| WHEREAS, She has continually sought professional | 6 |
| development activities, not only for the Adult Education | 7 |
| Program, but also for the entire College by encouraging | 8 |
| participation and attendance at conferences; and
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| WHEREAS, Martha Barnes is fondly called "Queen Dean" by | 10 |
| many of her colleagues because of her commitment to doing the | 11 |
| "right thing" in everything she does; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 |
| we commend Martha Barnes on the occasion of her retirement, we | 15 |
| thank her for her many years of outstanding dedicated service | 16 |
| to the education of the students of Olive-Harvey College, and | 17 |
| we wish her all the best in her retirement; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Martha Barnes as an expression of our respect and | 20 |
| esteem.
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