Full Text of HR0708 94th General Assembly
HR0708 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Gordon A. Taylor Jr., the Western Illinois | 3 |
| University Associate Vice President for Alumni Programs will | 4 |
| retire, after 35 years of service, on January 31, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He received a bachelor's degree in management from | 6 |
| Western Illinois University in 1968; at the University of | 7 |
| Florida in 1970, he earned his Master's Degree in Business | 8 |
| Administration; in 1980, the University of Florida conferred | 9 |
| upon Gordon A. Taylor, Jr. the degree of Doctor of Philosophy | 10 |
| in Management; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1970, Taylor returned to Western as an | 12 |
| assistant professor in the Management Department where he | 13 |
| taught until 1978, when he was appointed the Director of Alumni | 14 |
| Programs; and
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| WHEREAS, Under Dr. Taylor's leadership, the Western | 16 |
| Illinois University Alumni Association substantially expanded | 17 |
| its program beyond traditional social events to a comprehensive | 18 |
| set of alumni services including: career counseling; life and | 19 |
| medical insurance with low group rates; the WIU affinity credit | 20 |
| card; the Alumni Travel Abroad program; University library | 21 |
| access; the student loan consolidation program; an online | 22 |
| alumni directory; an alumni newspaper; alumni awards; and a | 23 |
| full array of homecoming activities, class reunions, and social | 24 |
| events in Macomb and throughout the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, The Alumni Association includes all 95,000 WIU | 26 |
| graduates; and
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| WHEREAS, The Council for Achievement and Support of | 28 |
| Education recognized Gordon and the WIU Alumni Association with | 29 |
| several awards including the 1994 Grand Gold Award for Overall | 30 |
| Alumni Program; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Taylor's contributions have reached beyond | 2 |
| the campus; he is the co-author of the book, "How to Set up an | 3 |
| Alumni Relations Program"; he served on the Governor's Small | 4 |
| Business Advisory Council from 1986-1992 and is currently on | 5 |
| the Board of Savings Institutions in the Illinois Department of | 6 |
| Financial and Professional Regulation; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, University President Al Goldfarb noted that, | 8 |
| "Gordy has been the vital link for alumni and friends of | 9 |
| Western throughout the country. His unique style bridges the | 10 |
| gap between all generations of Western alumni"; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, The University bestowed upon Dr. Taylor the | 12 |
| Western Illinois University Administrative Service Award for | 13 |
| his contributions to the University and his profession; and
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| WHEREAS, Demonstrating that his Western ties will not be | 15 |
| severed easily, Gordy will return part-time as the Director of | 16 |
| Special Projects for the University's next capital campaign; | 17 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 |
| we thank Dr. Gordon A. Taylor for his years of public service | 21 |
| at Western Illinois University and the Western Alumni | 22 |
| Association and wish him all the best in his future endeavors; | 23 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 25 |
| presented to Dr. Gordon A. Taylor, Jr. as an expression of our | 26 |
| esteem.
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