Full Text of HR0017 94th General Assembly
HR0017 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to congratulate Sam Ackerman, an esteemed | 4 |
| resident of Chicago, on the occasion of the celebration of his | 5 |
| 70th birthday on December 23, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Sam Ackerman was born in New York City in 1934 and | 7 |
| spent his childhood in Connecticut; he graduated from Cornell | 8 |
| University in 1956 with a BA degree in government, and received | 9 |
| his MBA degree from the University of Chicago in 1966; he has | 10 |
| taught at Roosevelt University as an adjunct professor since | 11 |
| 1988; and
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| WHEREAS, His first priority is to his family; he is the | 13 |
| father of five children and grandfather to nine grandchildren; | 14 |
| he has a brother, sister, foster sister, and nieces and | 15 |
| nephews; and
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| WHEREAS, Sam is currently Education Director of Comprand, | 17 |
| Inc., a non-profit research and advocacy organization in | 18 |
| Chicago dedicated to improved education and health care for | 19 |
| inner-city residents; he also serves public and private-sector | 20 |
| clients as a human resources consultant and trainer; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1984, he was loaned to the City of Chicago by | 22 |
| CFS Continental, where he held the position of Director of | 23 |
| Training and Productivity Improvement; he served under Mayor | 24 |
| Washington, first as Special Counsel and then as First Deputy | 25 |
| Commissioner of Personnel; and
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| WHEREAS, He has served for eight years on the Board of the | 27 |
| Illinois Quality of Work Life Council, an organization | 28 |
| committed to labor-management cooperation and increased | 29 |
| democracy in the workplace; and
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| WHEREAS, His hobbies include tennis, fishing, bridge, and | 2 |
| progressive independent politics; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 |
| we extend our heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Sam | 6 |
| Ackerman on the occasion of his 70th birthday; that we commend | 7 |
| him for achieving a diverse and fulfilling life, and we wish | 8 |
| him continued happiness and good health in the future; and be | 9 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to Sam Ackerman as an expression of our respect and | 12 |
| esteem.
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