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HR0547 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the
3 Illinois House of Representatives congratulate Carol Conway, a
4 Morgan Park High School English teacher, on her retirement; and
 
5     WHEREAS, From 1971 to 1977, Ms. Conway taught English at
6 Morgan Park High School; from 1977 to 1988, she taught English
7 at Hyde Park Career Academy; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Ms. Conway returned to Morgan Park in 1988 and has
9 taught English III, AP, and creative writing; she has also
10 served as a NHS advisor from 1991 to 2000 and an IB Diploma
11 coordinator from 1999; and
 
12     WHEREAS, She received her BA degree in English from St.
13 Mary of the Woods College in 1971 and her MA degree in English
14 from CSU in 1977; and
 
15     WHEREAS, She has received numerous awards, including the
16 Coca Cola 2005 Joseph B. Whitehead Educator of Distinction
17 Award; the 2001 Suave Performance Plus Award; the 1999 Chicago
18 Shakespeare Theatre's Teacher Advisory Board; and the 1998
19 Golden Apple Finalist; and
 
20     WHEREAS, In 1999, her creative writing students presented
21 "Shakespeare Alive" at the Drake Hotel for the International
22 Council of Teachers of English; in 1997, she gave a
23 presentation at NYU for the National Council of Teachers of
24 English on service learning projects; and
 
25     WHEREAS, Ms. Conway's influence as an English teacher will
26 continue in the hearts and minds of her students; therefore, be
27 it
 
28     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

HR0547 - 2 - LRB094 12646 CSA 47490 r

1 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2 we congratulate Carol Conway on her retirement and thank her
3 for her many years of service in public education; and be it
4 further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to Carol Conway as an expression of our esteem.