Full Text of SR0291 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Brent Paterson has served as the interim vice | 3 | | president of Student Affairs, the senior associate vice | 4 | | president for Student Affairs, and the chief of staff at | 5 | | Illinois State University; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Brent Paterson is retiring after years of service | 7 | | at Illinois State University; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Brent Paterson has been described as having the | 9 | | students' needs at the forefront of his decisions and as being | 10 | | committed to doing whatever he can to enhance the college | 11 | | experience of his staff; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After spending 17 years in student affairs at | 13 | | Texas A&M University, Brent Paterson joined Illinois State | 14 | | University as associated vice president for Student Affairs in | 15 | | 2001; he had oversight of the Bone Student Center, Braden | 16 | | Auditorium, Campus Dining Services, Campus Recreation, the | 17 | | Student Fitness Center, University Housing Services, and | 18 | | University Police; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Brent Paterson has also served as a clinical | 20 | | assistant professor in Educational Foundations and | 21 | | Administration, teaching in the master's program; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Brent Paterson worked to build a campus life | 2 | | focused on student engagement, inclusion, and pride in | 3 | | Illinois State University; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Brent Paterson holds a Ph.D. in higher education | 5 | | administration from the University of Denver, a master's | 6 | | degree in counseling from the University of Memphis, and a | 7 | | bachelor's degree in education from Lambuth College in | 8 | | Jackson, Tennessee; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 2011, Brent Paterson received Illinois State's | 10 | | Neal R. Gamsky Award in recognition of his outstanding | 11 | | contributions to the quality of life for students; therefore, | 12 | | be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare June 30, | 15 | | 2021 to be Brent Paterson Day in order to commemorate his | 16 | | accomplishments and acknowledge his years of work in higher | 17 | | education, especially at Illinois State University; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to | 20 | | Brent Paterson as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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