HR0214 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor Mrs. Judy Hanley as she retires after teaching for 48 years at Hodgkins Elementary School in LaGrange School District 105; and

WHEREAS, Judy Hanley received her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Ohio University and her Masters degree at the National College of Education; in addition, she received her CAS degree in Administration and Supervision from National Lewis University; and

WHEREAS, She taught two years in Ohio, teaching first and second grade; she was hired to teach second grade in School District 105 on August 31, 1959; and

WHEREAS, From 1959 to 1983 she taught second grade, becoming the Director of the Library Learning Center in 1983, a position she held until 1992; she went back to teaching second graders until her retirement this year; and

WHEREAS, She has spent fifty years as a teacher, serving forty-eight years at Hodgkins Elementary School; she has received many awards, including the Woman of Distinction Award for Education from the Whispering Oaks Girl Scout Council in 1999, the Legacy Award in 2000, the Millennium Award from the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce in 2000, and acknowledgment of her thirtieth anniversary from the Village of Hodgkins; and

WHEREAS, Judy Hanley has served as Assistant Principal, on the Staff Development Committee, the Curriculum Committee, the Professional Development Committee, and as President of School District 105 Teachers Association; she has also served as the treasurer for the Hodgkins School Parent Teacher Organization, a Patrol Guard sponsor, the Book Fair coordinator, and the Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest sponsor; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank Judy Hanley for her commitment to the education of children, for her hard work and dedication to her field, and for going the extra mile as a teacher; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Mrs. Judy Hanley as a symbol of our respect.