HR0636 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Dr. Sharon K. Hahs has been installed as President of Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago; NEIU is a fully accredited public university serving over 12,000 students from the Chicago metropolitan area with an affordable, high quality academic experience; and

WHEREAS, Prior to assuming the role of President, Dr. Hahs served as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Director of Special Projects at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE); and

WHEREAS, Dr. Hahs has more than 30 years experience in higher education; she served as Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences at the University of South Carolina at Spartanburg from 1984 to 1994, and as Dean of the newly-formed College of Arts and Sciences at SIUE from 1995 to 2000; and

WHEREAS, On July 1, 2000, Dr. Hahs was appointed Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; SIUE has approximately 13,500 students in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Schools of Business, Dental Medicine, Education, Engineering, Nursing, and Pharmacy; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Hahs was instrumental in building campus-wide collaborative efforts that resulted in national recognition for the quality of SIUE's academic programs; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Hahs was a member of the chemistry faculty at Metropolitan State College in Denver from 1974 to 1984, where she was promoted to Associate Professor and Professor; and she served as Special Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs for the 1982-1983 academic year; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Hahs earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in inorganic chemistry from the University of New Mexico and her B.A. in chemistry from Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Hahs has been married to Billy G. Hash, Jr. for 38 years; they have two daughters, Cara Elouise Hahs, married to Dan Maxfield, and Ona Marie Hahs, married to Daniel Tenny; they have one grandson, Dylan Cole Maxfield; she was born in Washington, Indiana; among her special interests are chasing solar eclipses, international travel, gardening, and music; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Dr. Sharon K. Hahs on the occasion of her installation as President of Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Sharon K. Hahs as a symbol of our esteem and respect.