Full Text of HR1145 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Jack Becherer on his | 4 | | retirement as President of Rock Valley College (RVC) in | 5 | | November of 2013; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Jack Becherer has served as president of Rock | 7 | | Valley College since
November 2004; during his tenure, the | 8 | | college has opened a Learning and
Opportunity Center in | 9 | | Downtown Rockford, built a state-of-the-art Science
and | 10 | | Mathematics building, named for the past president, Dr. Karl | 11 | | Jacobs, and
restored the Educational Resource Center and the | 12 | | Physical Education
Center; also, the college has received a | 13 | | $36,000,000 allocation - one of the
largest capital allocations | 14 | | to a community college in the State of Illinois - to
build a | 15 | | performance studio and classrooms for art, music, and theater | 16 | | and to
restore the 2 existing original classroom buildings; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Becherer has been committed to bringing the | 18 | | resources of the college to address
community challenges; he | 19 | | has initiated a Running Start program for high
achieving high | 20 | | school juniors and seniors, enabling these students to take
| 21 | | college courses that meet high school requirements, leading to | 22 | | the
completion of high school graduation and an associate | 23 | | degree at the same
time; in addition, he has been an advocate |
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| 1 | | of RVC's preparation of
engineers and manufacturing careers as | 2 | | one means to increase the economic
vitality of the Rock River | 3 | | Region; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Becherer has more than 35 years of experience | 5 | | in community colleges,
including faculty positions in Virginia | 6 | | and Missouri, and administrative
positions in Missouri and | 7 | | Illinois; prior to becoming Rock Valley College's
fifth | 8 | | president, he was president of Wenatchee Valley College in the | 9 | | state of
Washington; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Becherer has been very active in the greater | 11 | | Rockford community; he serves on the
board of directors for | 12 | | Rockford Health System, the Rockford Area
Economic Development | 13 | | Council, the Winnebago, Boone, and Stephenson
Counties | 14 | | Workforce Investment Board, and the Golden Apple
Foundation; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Becherer and his wife, Janna, enjoy the | 17 | | greater Rockford community,
especially the amazing | 18 | | recreational and outdoor activities; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate Dr. Jack Becherer on his retirement as | 22 | | President of Rock Valley College in November of 2013, and wish |
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| 1 | | him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Dr. Becherer as an expression of our esteem and | 4 | | respect.
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