Full Text of HR1017 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Steve K. Humphrey | 4 | | on the occasion of his retirement as Superintendent of DuPage | 5 | | High School District 88 after many years of service; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Steve Humphrey earned his bachelor's degree and | 7 | | master's degree from Western Illinois University and his | 8 | | doctorate from Illinois State University; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Steve Humphrey began his career at Brown County | 10 | | High School in Mt. Sterling in 1970; while at Brown County, he | 11 | | taught 7th-grade and 8th-grade social studies and high school | 12 | | history; in 1973, he began his administrative career by serving | 13 | | as the principal of Seymour High School in Payson; in 1976, he | 14 | | moved to Thornridge High School in Dolton, where he served as | 15 | | an administrative assistant and assistant principal until | 16 | | 1987; from 1987 to 1993, he served as assistant superintendent | 17 | | of Thornton High School District 205; from 1993 to 2001, he | 18 | | served as superintendent of Crete-Monee School District 201U; | 19 | | in 2001, he moved to DuPage High School District 88, where he | 20 | | served as superintendent of the District until his retirement | 21 | | in June of 2012; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, During his career, Steve Humphrey was |
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| 1 | | instrumental in numerous initiatives to improve the districts | 2 | | he has worked in, including the passing of a $104.7-million | 3 | | referendum to modernize the infrastructure and learning | 4 | | environments of the schools in DuPage High School District 88, | 5 | | Addison Trail High School and Willowbrook High School, in April | 6 | | of 2007; he has led innovative and creative programs that | 7 | | support student learning and comply with all federal and State | 8 | | mandates, from business partnership councils to college and | 9 | | career readiness programs; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Under Steve Humphrey's leadership, the 2 high | 11 | | schools in DuPage High School District 88 were named Top | 12 | | Schools in America from 2008 to the present by Newsweek and the | 13 | | Washington Post; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Steve Humphrey has been a member of several | 15 | | professional and community organizations, including the | 16 | | Consortium for Educational Change, the America Association of | 17 | | School Administrators, the Association for Supervision and | 18 | | Curriculum Development, the Illinois Association for | 19 | | Supervision and Curriculum Development, the Illinois | 20 | | Principal's Association, the Illinois State University | 21 | | Administrators Club, the South Holland Lions Club, the South | 22 | | Suburban Hospice Organization, Aunt Martha's Youth | 23 | | Organization, the South Suburban Chamber of Commerce, the | 24 | | Addison Association of Industry and Commerce, the Addison |
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| 1 | | Intergovernmental Team, the Addison Unity Task Force, the | 2 | | Addison Business-Education Partnership, Partners for Inspired | 3 | | Education Foundation, the District 88 Foundation, the Villa | 4 | | Park Rotary Club, and the Villa Park Chamber of Commerce; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steve Humphrey serves as a model of hard work, | 6 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 7 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we congratulate Steve K. Humphrey on the occasion of his | 11 | | retirement, thank him for his many years of dedicated service | 12 | | to the people of the State of Illinois and DuPage High School | 13 | | District 88, and wish him many happy and healthy retirement | 14 | | years; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Steve Humphrey as a symbol of our esteem and | 17 | | respect.
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