HR0116 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, On March 8, 2007 the Anti-Defamation League will honor outstanding women at the 14th annual Women of Achievement Awards dinner at the Fairmont, Chicago; and

WHEREAS, The honorees this year are Gail K. Boudreaux, Executive Vice President of External Operations, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois; Leticia Peralta-Davis, President Davis Financial, Inc.; Ellen Rozelle McGee, Managing Partner, Clarity Partners, LLC; and Andrea S. Kramer, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery; and

WHEREAS, A special presentation will be made when Joan Harris, Chairperson of the Irving Harris Foundation, receives a Humanitarian Award; and

WHEREAS, The Anti-Defamation League is one of the nation's leading human rights agencies; and

WHEREAS, The Anti-Defamation League fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry here and abroad, combats international terrorism, probes the roots of hatred, advocates before Congress, comes to the aid of victims of bigotry, develops educational programs, and serves as a public resource for government, media, law enforcement, and the public, all towards the goals of countering and reducing hatred; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Gail K. Boudreaux, Leticia Peralta-Davis, Ellen Rozelle McGee, Andrea S. Kramer, and Joan Harris as honorees at the Anti-Defamation League's Women of Achievement Awards dinner; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the award recipients as a symbol of our esteem.