Full Text of HR0744 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Chancellor Michael Amiridis | 4 | | for his service to the University of Illinois Chicago; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chancellor Amiridis became the sixth chancellor | 6 | | of the University of Illinois Chicago in early 2015, where he | 7 | | has become both a trusted colleague and a close friend to many; | 8 | | over the course of his career, he has elevated UIC and, with | 9 | | it, the entire University of Illinois System; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, From the beginning, Chancellor Amiridis has | 11 | | focused on building on the strengths of the faculty, staff, | 12 | | and students of the University of Illinois Chicago; he has | 13 | | worked tirelessly to enhance local engagement to make UIC the | 14 | | university for Chicago while simultaneously expanding its | 15 | | state, national, and international impact; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Chancellor Amiridis has made numerous and | 17 | | significant contributions to the University of Illinois | 18 | | Chicago, including overseeing record numbers of enrollment | 19 | | while maintaining UIC's position as one of the nation's most | 20 | | diverse and affordable campuses; under his leadership, UIC | 21 | | surpassed a record $400 million in research awards and reached | 22 | | its bold fundraising goals in 2020; he also ably led the UI |
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| 1 | | Health system to greater heights in order to provide | 2 | | critically important health care to all citizens while | 3 | | innovating drug discovery, surgery, nursing, population | 4 | | health, and vaccine development and deployment; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chancellor Amiridis has also transformed the | 6 | | University of Illinois Chicago campus by overseeing the | 7 | | construction of the Engineering Innovation Building and the | 8 | | Academic Residential Complex, where hundreds of students now | 9 | | live and learn, with more major capital projects underway, | 10 | | including the Outpatient Surgery Center and the Computer | 11 | | Design Research and Learning Center; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Chancellor Amiridis has been named the next | 13 | | president of the University of South Carolina, effective July | 14 | | 1, 2022; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we commend Chancellor Michael Amiridis for his extraordinary | 18 | | service to the University of Illinois Chicago, the University | 19 | | of Illinois System, the City of Chicago, and the State of | 20 | | Illinois; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That we wish his wife, Dr. Ero Aggelopoulo | 22 | | Amiridis, and him the very best as they begin the next chapter |
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| 1 | | of their lives at the University of South Carolina; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Chancellor Amiridis as an expression of our | 5 | | esteem and respect.
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