Full Text of HR0592 95th General Assembly
HR0592 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 William Norwood | 4 |
| for his many accomplishments in the aviation field and his | 5 |
| continuous work within his community; and
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| WHEREAS, William Norwood was born in Centralia; he attended | 7 |
| Lincoln Elementary and Centralia Township High Schools; he | 8 |
| graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in | 9 |
| 1959 with a degree in chemistry; he was also the first black | 10 |
| quarterback of the university's football team; he received his | 11 |
| M.B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1974, with an emphasis | 12 |
| in International Labor Relations; and
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| WHEREAS, William Norwood's work career began at age 10, | 14 |
| selling The Grit newspaper; he spent most subsequent summers | 15 |
| working in carpentry with his father; he served in the United | 16 |
| States Air Force from 1959 to 1965, primarily flying the B-52; | 17 |
| he joined United Airlines in 1965, where he has flown all | 18 |
| cockpit positions and many different commercial airplanes; in | 19 |
| February 1996, he retired from United Airlines as a DC-10 | 20 |
| Captain after an exemplary 31-year career; and
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| WHEREAS, William Norwood was a member of the SIU Board of | 22 |
| Trustees from 1974 to 2001; he is a member of the Airline |
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| Pilots Association; and he is a member of the Organization of | 2 |
| Black Airline Pilots, where he has served multiple terms as | 3 |
| treasurer, president, and chairman of the board; and
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| WHEREAS, In honor of his achievements in aviation and | 5 |
| education and his 31 years of dedicated service to United | 6 |
| Airlines, William Norwood's name was painted on a United | 7 |
| Airlines Boeing 727 at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry | 8 |
| on February 6, 1996; and
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| WHEREAS, William Norwood continues to be active within his | 10 |
| community; he is an organizer and instructor for the Southern | 11 |
| Illinois Flight Academy, a basic flight training camp for young | 12 |
| people in the Carbondale area; he spends time mentoring, | 13 |
| tutoring, visiting schools, and giving motivational and career | 14 |
| talks; he is an active member of the First United Methodist in | 15 |
| Carbondale; he enjoys tennis, hunting, fishing, flying radio | 16 |
| control airplanes, and golfing; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, William Norwood has been the recipient of many | 18 |
| awards and honors, including the United Airlines Community | 19 |
| Relations Award, the
United Flight Operations Special | 20 |
| Achievement Award, United Airlines ORD Captain of the Year | 21 |
| Award, Chicago Pilot Examiners Association President's Award, | 22 |
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Reach for the Stars Award for Outstanding Graduate of | 23 |
| Centralia City Schools, the SIU College of Science Alumni |
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| Achievement Award, the
Carbondale Lions Club David Kenney | 2 |
| Outstanding Service to Country and Community Award, the | 3 |
| Meridian High School Commencement Award, the Phi Delta Kappa | 4 |
| International Certificate of Recognition, the Black History | 5 |
| Month SIU Guest Speaker Award, the
Chicagoan of the Year Award,
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| The Black Professional Organization Inc. Outstanding | 7 |
| Achievement and Leadership Award, the SIU First Honorary Alumni | 8 |
| Award from the Black Aviation Association, the Award of Merit | 9 |
| from the Educational Council of 100 and SIUC, the Phi Delta | 10 |
| Kappa Lay Leaders in Education Award, the Black Affairs Council | 11 |
| Outstanding Leadership Award, the Department of Transportation | 12 |
| Certificate of Appreciation, the SIUC Distinguished Alumni | 13 |
| Award, and the
Service to Southern Illinois Award from the | 14 |
| Jackson County SIUC Alumni Association; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, William Norwood and his wife, Molly, are life | 16 |
| members of the SIU Alumni Association and the NAACP; Mr. | 17 |
| Norwood and his family have established 2 scholarships for SIUC | 18 |
| students; and an endowment at the Southern Illinois University | 19 |
| Public Policy Institute has been established in Bill and Molly | 20 |
| Norwood's name; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, William Norwood's dedication to his profession | 22 |
| and his willingness to serve his community make him a model for | 23 |
| the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| congratulate William Norwood on his many accomplishments in the | 4 |
| aviation field and his continuous work within his community and | 5 |
| wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be | 6 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to William Norwood as a symbol of our esteem and | 9 |
| respect.
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