Full Text of HR0624 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Lewis Collens on the | 4 | | occasion of being named a 2024 Lincoln Laureate of the Order of | 5 | | Lincoln; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1964, the Order of Lincoln is the | 7 | | State's highest civilian honor for professional achievement | 8 | | and public service, honoring Illinois residents whose work | 9 | | uplifts every community in the State; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Lewis Collens, a lifelong resident of Illinois, | 11 | | is a highly respected and recognized leader in higher | 12 | | education, credited with the strategic revitalization and | 13 | | transformation of two major Chicago institutions, the Illinois | 14 | | Institute of Technology (IIT) and its Chicago-Kent College of | 15 | | Law; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Lewis Collens received his Bachelor of Science in | 17 | | Accounting and his Master of Arts in Philosophy from the | 18 | | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; he earned his Juris | 19 | | Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School, where he | 20 | | served on the University of Chicago Law Review and was elected | 21 | | to the Order of the Coif; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lewis Collens practiced law in Chicago and | 2 | | Washington, D.C. before joining IIT's Chicago-Kent College of | 3 | | Law as a law professor in 1970, teaching corporate and | 4 | | securities law; while serving as a Law and Humanities Fellow | 5 | | at Harvard Law School, he was named dean of the Chicago-Kent | 6 | | College of Law in 1974; under his leadership, the law school | 7 | | became widely known for its innovative programs, distinguished | 8 | | faculty, and outstanding student body; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Lewis Collens then served as president of IIT | 10 | | from 1990 to 2007, during which the institution saw dramatic | 11 | | improvements in student quality and enrollment, the creation | 12 | | of a number of significant research centers and institutes, | 13 | | and an endowment that grew from $50 million to $300 million; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Lewis Collens also co-founded the bar review | 16 | | company now known as BARBRI to help adequately prepare the | 17 | | next generation of lawyers to pass the bar, especially those | 18 | | who lack financial resources, and his company has become a | 19 | | nationwide industry leader; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, During his career, Lewis Collens has served on | 21 | | more than 30 corporate, civic, and nonprofit boards and | 22 | | committees, often in leadership positions, including the Alion | 23 | | Science & Technology Corporation, AMSTED Industries, the |
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| 1 | | Chicago Council on Science & Technology, the Civic Federation | 2 | | of Illinois, the Colson Group, the Cook County Health and | 3 | | Hospitals System, Dean Foods Company, the Economic Club of | 4 | | Chicago, the Mayor's Council of Technology Advisors, the | 5 | | National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, | 6 | | The Partnership for New Communities, and Rush University; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Lewis Collens and his fellow 2024 Lincoln | 8 | | Laureates join more than 350 distinguished Illinois residents | 9 | | of the Order of Lincoln since its inception, and they will be | 10 | | honored at the 60th annual Convocation and Investiture at the | 11 | | Chicago History Museum on April 13, 2024; therefore, be it | 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we congratulate Lewis Collens on being named a 2024 Lincoln | 15 | | Laureate of the Order of Lincoln, and we recognize his service | 16 | | and dedication to the residents of Illinois; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Lewis Collens as an expression of our esteem and | 19 | | respect. |
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