Full Text of HR0886 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Bill Epperly on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as a member of the Board of Trustees | 5 | | of Western Illinois University; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Trustee Epperly joined the Board on April 1, 2004 | 7 | | and is currently the second-longest serving member of the | 8 | | Board; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Trustee Epperly served as an officer of the Board | 10 | | in numerous capacities, including July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005 | 11 | | as Secretary; July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 as Secretary; July | 12 | | 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 as Chair; July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 | 13 | | as Chair; July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011 as Secretary; | 14 | | October 1, 2011 to October 24, 2011 as Vice-Chair; October 25, | 15 | | 2011 to December 16, 2011 as Interim Chair; December 17, 2011 | 16 | | to June 30, 2012 as Chair; July 1, 2012 to February 24, 2013 as | 17 | | Chair; and February 25, 2013 to June 30, 2013 as Chair; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Trustee Epperly Co-Chaired the presidential | 19 | | search that resulted in the hiring of President Thomas in
| 20 | | January 2011; he also served as Chair of several committees, | 21 | | including the Finance Committee; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, During Trustee Epperly's tenure, major building | 2 | | projects included the Multicultural Center, Grote Hall, the | 3 | | Thompson
Hall renovation, the Corbin/Olson renovation, Quad | 4 | | Cities Campus Phases 1 & 2, the renovation/rehabilitation of | 5 | | the Student
Side of Hanson Field, the University Union | 6 | | renovation, and the Sherman Hall cupola restoration; he has | 7 | | also advocated for environmental
sustainability; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Trustee Epperly was instrumental in revamping | 9 | | meeting agendas in order to be more efficient and put in place | 10 | | the current model of how meetings function; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Trustee Epperly was instrumental in creating the | 12 | | Board's Statement of Mutual Expectations; he also was a | 13 | | contributor to the Board of Trustees
Roles and | 14 | | Responsibilities, the Board of Trustees Committee Roles and | 15 | | Responsibilities, and the Board Self-Assessment
Report Card; | 16 | | and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Trustee Epperly served 2 years as President of the | 18 | | Western Illinois University Alumni Association/Council, which | 19 | | he was a member of for 15 years; under his leadership, the WIU | 20 | | WIN program was initiated, which became a major source of | 21 | | association funding; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Trustee Epperly's last board meeting will be on |
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| 1 | | December 17, 2015; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 | | congratulate Bill Epperly on his retirement as a member of the | 5 | | Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Trustee Epperly as an expression of our esteem and | 9 | | respect.
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