Full Text of HR0940 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Robert T. Boey on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement from the Northern Illinois | 5 | | University Board of Trustees and his 22 years of committed | 6 | | service to Northern Illinois University; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Robert T. Boey was among the first individuals | 8 | | appointed by former Governor Jim Edgar to serve on the NIU | 9 | | Board in 1996; he has served faithfully ever since; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, During his time on the Board, Robert T. Boey | 11 | | served as Board Chair for two one-year terms, from 1997 until | 12 | | 1999; he also served in the positions of Vice Chair, Secretary, | 13 | | and fourth member of the Executive Committee; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Over the last 22 years, Robert T. Boey has | 15 | | provided strong guidance and wise council through virtually | 16 | | every major challenge and accomplishment of Northern Illinois | 17 | | University, including co-chairing two presidential search | 18 | | committees; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Boey expressed a personal interest in students | 20 | | and sought ways to enhance their education, including providing | 21 | | laboratory space in his factory for engineering students during |
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| 1 | | the formative years of the NIU Engineering program and by | 2 | | mentoring Asian American students at both Kishwaukee College | 3 | | and NIU; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, During Robert T. Boey's participation on the | 5 | | Board, numerous projects have redefined Northern Illinois | 6 | | University's physical presence, including the renovation of | 7 | | Altgeld Hall and the construction of the Engineering Building, | 8 | | Barsema Hall, LaTourette Hall, the Latino Center, Campus Child | 9 | | Care, NIU-Naperville, the Convocation Center, the Barsema | 10 | | Alumni and Visitor's Center, the Northern View Community, and | 11 | | the New Residence Hall; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Not only has Robert T. Boey served on the Board of | 13 | | Trustees, but Robert and Doris Boey have been generous donors | 14 | | to the NIU Foundation, the Huskie Athletic Fund, the Kishwaukee | 15 | | College Foundation, Asian American Resource Center, and many | 16 | | other community causes; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Outside of the Northern Illinois University | 18 | | family, Robert T. Boey has also been a key community leader and | 19 | | has served on the boards of Kishwaukee Community Hospital, | 20 | | Kishwaukee Community College, the First National Bank of | 21 | | Illinois, and the DeKalb County Economic Development | 22 | | Corporation; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert T. Boey founded American Bare Conductor and | 2 | | an industrial park in Sycamore, which brought hundreds of jobs | 3 | | to the DeKalb-Sycamore area, and his commitment to his adopted | 4 | | hometown included service on numerous community work groups, | 5 | | including the City of DeKalb Planning Commission and the DeKalb | 6 | | Citizens' Community Enhancement Committee; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Robert T. Boey has received numerous awards, | 8 | | including the Humanitarian Award for Community Service, the | 9 | | Outstanding Volunteer Award from the NIU Foundation, the | 10 | | Clifford Danielson Outstanding Citizen Award from the Sycamore | 11 | | Chamber of Commerce, and the Friend of the Child Award from | 12 | | Community Coordinated Child Care; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | congratulate Robert T. Boey on the occasion of his retirement, | 16 | | and we wish him continued health and happiness in the coming | 17 | | years; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That we commend Robert T. Boey for his | 19 | | willingness to take on community projects over the years and | 20 | | for his faithful service to Northern Illinois University and | 21 | | the DeKalb-Sycamore area; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Robert T. Boey as a symbol of our esteem and | 2 | | respect.
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