Full Text of HR0831 95th General Assembly
HR0831 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 Dr. Larry Choate on | 4 |
| the occasion of his retirement as President of Shawnee | 5 |
| Community College; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Larry Choate began his career with Shawnee | 7 |
| Community College in January of 1988, serving as the Vice | 8 |
| President of Instructional Services; as Vice-President, he was | 9 |
| responsible for many vital changes, including the | 10 |
| restructuring of academic programs and administrative | 11 |
| procedures, the transition from the college's original staff to | 12 |
| a new generation of faculty, the initiation of the college's | 13 |
| theater program and youth leadership program, and the expansion | 14 |
| of the college's facilities; he also represented the college | 15 |
| through his participation in various State-wide committees, | 16 |
| such as the Illinois Articulation Initiative; and
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| WHEREAS, In January of 2005, Dr. Larry Choate became | 18 |
| President of Shawnee Community College; as President, he has | 19 |
| accomplished many important initiatives for the college; | 20 |
| working with the Shawnee Community College Foundation, he | 21 |
| initiated a capital campaign which raised much-needed funds for | 22 |
| the college's scholarship program and for the construction of | 23 |
| the college's Medical Arts and Sciences Building, Career |
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| Technology Center, and student housing; he served as the | 2 |
| co-chair of Southern Illinois University's 20-county Connect | 3 |
| SI Initiative and as the chair of the Southern 5 Community of | 4 |
| Interest; he was instrumental in the creation of many | 5 |
| renovation projects for the college, including a new sewage | 6 |
| treatment facility and the college's fiber optic network, as | 7 |
| well as projects involving the relocation and expansion of | 8 |
| numerous college facilities; he also instituted an | 9 |
| international student program for the college; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Larry Choate has also contributed to the | 11 |
| economic development of southern Illinois, having supported | 12 |
| such projects as the coal gasification initiative in Alexander | 13 |
| County; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Larry Choate's dedication to his profession | 15 |
| and willingness to serve his community in meaningful ways makes | 16 |
| him a model for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, | 17 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| congratulate Dr. Larry Choate on the occasion of his retirement | 21 |
| as President of Shawnee Community College and wish him | 22 |
| continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 23 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Dr. Larry Choate as a symbol of our esteem and | 3 |
| respect.
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