Full Text of HR0878 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Marty Hickman is retiring from his position as | 3 | | Executive Director of the Illinois High School Association | 4 | | (IHSA) after 25 years in Bloomington, where he led the IHSA as | 5 | | its Executive Director since 2002; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Marty Hickman is the sixth individual to hold the | 7 | | position of Executive Director in the IHSA's 100-plus year | 8 | | history; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Marty Hickman has dedicated his life to students | 10 | | in Illinois, having served as a teacher, coach, and principal | 11 | | during stops at Girard High School, Bluffs Junior-Senior High | 12 | | School, Westmer Secondary School, and Monmouth High School | 13 | | before joining the IHSA; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Under Marty Hickman's leadership, the IHSA | 15 | | expanded its participation opportunities to high school | 16 | | students in Illinois to include State tournaments in boys | 17 | | bowling, competitive cheerleading, competitive dance, | 18 | | journalism, and boys and girls water polo; the IHSA has also | 19 | | remained an innovator, becoming the first state high school | 20 | | association in the country to offer a bass fishing state | 21 | | tournament in 2011, and has become a technological leader in | 22 | | its field, launching the most extensive website of its kind and |
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| 1 | | moving many operations online, which has saved high schools | 2 | | money and coaches and administrators time; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Marty Hickman has stressed the student in | 4 | | student-athlete, starting the Academic All-State Team to | 5 | | recognize and reward individuals who excel in both academics | 6 | | and extracurricular participation with college scholarships; | 7 | | he also started the IHSA Distinguished Service Award program to | 8 | | recognize the efforts of the volunteers around the State who | 9 | | are vital to the IHSA and its tournaments; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Marty Hickman has effectively managed the | 11 | | Association's finances, helping to eliminate the entry fees | 12 | | that are employed by many high school associations in the | 13 | | country, while also maintaining a balanced budget that has | 14 | | helped return millions of dollars to high schools in the State | 15 | | during his tenure; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Marty Hickman represented Illinois on a national | 17 | | level by serving on the Boards of the National Federation of | 18 | | State High School Associations and the National Association of | 19 | | Sports Officials; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Marty Hickman has served as an active member of | 21 | | many local boards and service clubs, including Kiwanis, Special | 22 | | Olympics Illinois, and the Peoria Riverfront Museum Board; he |
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| 1 | | was also named a "Distinguished Alumnus" by Eastern Illinois | 2 | | University; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Marty Hickman is a wonderful representation of the | 4 | | quality of education in Illinois, having graduated from New | 5 | | Berlin High School in New Berlin before earning degrees from | 6 | | Eastern Illinois University, the University of Illinois at | 7 | | Springfield, and the University of Illinois at | 8 | | Urbana-Champaign; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Marty Hickman has been married to his loving wife, | 10 | | Nancy, for more than 30 years; together, they have 2 children, | 11 | | Adam and Alex; 2 daughters-in-law, Lynn and Kelly; and a | 12 | | grandchild, Cole, with another on the way; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | congratulate Marty Hickman on the occasion of his retirement | 16 | | and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and | 17 | | be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Marty Hickman as a symbol of our esteem and | 20 | | respect.
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