Full Text of HR1648 95th General Assembly
HR1648 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Larry Fischer of | 4 |
| Quincy on the occasion of his retirement as Vice President for | 5 |
| Instruction at John Wood Community College on December 31, | 6 |
| 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Larry Fischer earned his master's degree in | 8 |
| education from the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign and | 9 |
| his bachelor's degree in agriculture education from Southern | 10 |
| Illinois University Carbondale; and
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| WHEREAS, Larry Fischer began his long and distinguished | 12 |
| career with John Wood Community College as an instructor of an | 13 |
| evening agriculture marketing class in the fall of 1975, when | 14 |
| JWCC first opened its doors to students; in August of 1976, he | 15 |
| was appointed to the full-time position of Director of | 16 |
| Agricultural Programs and was charged with creating an | 17 |
| agriculture department for the college; he served in that | 18 |
| capacity for 26 years before becoming Vice President for | 19 |
| Instruction in 2002, where he remained until his retirement; | 20 |
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| WHEREAS, John Wood Community College's agriculture program | 22 |
| grew under Larry Fischer's leadership, moving to a separate |
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| site near Perry; the program also developed a unique | 2 |
| cooperative agreement with the University of Illinois and was | 3 |
| expanded so that it currently offers degrees and certificates | 4 |
| in agricultural business, agriculture transfer, animal | 5 |
| science, and horticulture; and
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| WHEREAS, Thanks to Larry Fischer's hard work, John Wood | 7 |
| Community College's agriculture students have won numerous | 8 |
| awards at State and national competitions and have graduated | 9 |
| and moved into a variety of positions as community leaders and | 10 |
| successful members of the agribusiness community; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to joining John Wood Community College, | 12 |
| Larry Fischer taught agriculture and biology at East Pike High | 13 |
| School in Milton for six years and taught algebra in the | 14 |
| Hannibal, Missouri public schools for a year; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, In 2006, Larry Fischer was the recipient of the | 16 |
| Outstanding Alumnus award from SIUC's College of Agricultural | 17 |
| Sciences in recognition of his exemplary service and leadership | 18 |
| to Illinois agriculture and for his many contributions to the | 19 |
| College of Agricultural Sciences; in 2007, he was the recipient | 20 |
| of the Award of Merit from the UIUC's College of ACES | 21 |
| (Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Alumni | 22 |
| Association, an award presented to ACES College graduates who | 23 |
| have made significant contributions to their chosen |
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| professions, the university, and their communities; the | 2 |
| University of Illinois Alumni Association presented Mr. | 3 |
| Fischer with the Loyalty Award in 1998 and the Lou Liay Alumni | 4 |
| Spirit Award in 2001; in 1982, he was identified as the | 5 |
| Outstanding Teacher of Agriculture in Illinois by the National | 6 |
| Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Larry Fischer has been an active volunteer and | 8 |
| leader in a variety of groups on the local and State level; he | 9 |
| has served as president of numerous organizations, including | 10 |
| the Illinois 4-H Foundation, the Illinois Association of | 11 |
| Community College Agriculture Instructors, the UI College of | 12 |
| Agriculture and College of ACES Alumni associations, and SIUC's | 13 |
| College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Association; he has | 14 |
| also served on the board of directors of Chaddock School and on | 15 |
| the board of trustees for his church and has served as the | 16 |
| speaker at numerous local, State, and national meetings and | 17 |
| conferences; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Larry Fischer and his wife, Tammy Fischer, have | 19 |
| three adult sons and five grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 |
| congratulate Larry Fischer on the occasion of his retirement | 23 |
| and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to Larry Fischer as a symbol of our esteem and | 4 |
| respect.
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