Full Text of HR0331 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Sherry Eagle on the | 4 | | occasion of her retirement as Executive Director of the | 5 | | Institute for Collaboration at Aurora University; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Sherry Eagle began her career in education as | 7 | | a third-grade teacher at Caroline Sibley Elementary School in | 8 | | Calumet City; she spent 10 years as a reading specialist at | 9 | | Thornwood High School in South Holland before her transition to | 10 | | Aurora schools; during her time with Aurora West School | 11 | | District 129 she served as the Assistant Principal for | 12 | | Curriculum and Special Education, the Assistant Superintendent | 13 | | for Curriculum, and then 12 years as Superintendent of Schools; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Sherry Eagle became the Executive Director of | 16 | | the Institute for Collaboration at Aurora University in 2005; | 17 | | as Executive Director she has successfully lead the | 18 | | establishment of numerous far-reaching partnerships and | 19 | | collaborations across the greater Aurora community that have | 20 | | resulted in the development of community-wide programs | 21 | | designed to meet critical needs of children in Aurora; she | 22 | | collaborated in the development of partnerships between the | 23 | | corporate, not for profit, governmental, and education sectors |
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| 1 | | in the Fox River Valley; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Sherry Eagle has been instrumental in | 3 | | implementing numerous programs which are producing significant | 4 | | results including the Mathematics and Science Education Center | 5 | | of Aurora University, that has created an alternative model for | 6 | | STEM education that includes the nationally acclaimed John C. | 7 | | Dunham STEM Partnership School, that serves third through | 8 | | eighth-graders and teachers from four Aurora school districts; | 9 | | the community-wide MyTime After School Program, that serves | 10 | | over 1,000 elementary and middle school students throughout | 11 | | Aurora; and the Healthy Living Council, a group of community | 12 | | leaders organized through the Institute that has offered | 13 | | city-wide programs to reduce childhood obesity through | 14 | | programs promoting wellness and health with the goal of making | 15 | | Kane County residents the healthiest in the State by 2020; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Sherry Eagle excelled in her studies at the | 17 | | University of Illinois-Chicago; she earned her Bachelor of Arts | 18 | | in Elementary Education in 1970, her Master of Studies in | 19 | | Reading Education and Curriculum Development in 1974, and her | 20 | | Certificate of Advanced Study in 1994, all with honors; she | 21 | | completed her Doctor of Education with Honors from Northern | 22 | | Illinois University in 1994; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Sherry Eagle has been recognized for her |
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| 1 | | excellence in leadership throughout her career; during her | 2 | | tenure as Executive Director she received the 2006 University | 3 | | of Illinois Alumni Achievement Award, the 2005 Aurora Public | 4 | | Library Foundation Light of Learning Award, and the 2005 Quad | 5 | | County Urban League Award for Community Leadership; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Sherry Eagle has served on numerous boards and | 7 | | commissions throughout her career; she currently serves as a | 8 | | member of the Communities in Schools Board of Aurora, a member | 9 | | of the Rush Copley/Fox Valley Heart Foundation Board, the | 10 | | Energizing Student Potential Advisory Board (NEED | 11 | | Project/Excelon Foundation, as a member of the Board of | 12 | | Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University; and as a member | 13 | | of the Illinois Board of Higher Education; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Sherry Eagle has been published four times in | 15 | | peer-reviewed publications; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | congratulate Dr. Sherry Eagle on the occasion of her retirement | 19 | | as Executive Director of the Institute for Collaboration at | 20 | | Aurora University, and thank her for her career dedicated to | 21 | | the education of students in Illinois, and wish her a healthy | 22 | | and happy retirement; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Dr. Sherry Eagle as an expression of our esteem | 3 | | and respect.
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