Full Text of HR0444 95th General Assembly
HR0444 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor the life of Dr. James | 4 |
| Barushok of Northeastern Illinois University; and
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| WHEREAS, For 15 of his 30 years at Northeastern, James | 6 |
| Barushok chaired the Department of Speech and Performing Arts; | 7 |
| he contributed significantly to the growth and development of | 8 |
| the department and was instrumental in the creation of its | 9 |
| graduate program, which continued under his guidance as the | 10 |
| department's Director of Graduate Studies; and
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| WHEREAS, He was an exemplary teacher; his students and | 12 |
| colleagues benefitted not only from his expertise in theatre | 13 |
| history, theory, and interpretation but from his | 14 |
| accessibility, availability, and his willingness to serve as a | 15 |
| guide and mentor; and
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| WHEREAS, Outside the classroom Dr. Barushok directed more | 17 |
| than fifty theatrical productions, including works by | 18 |
| Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Shaw; he acted in over 30 productions; | 19 |
| and he founded two theatre programs, one at the University of | 20 |
| Maine and one in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Barushok was an active participant and office |
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| holder in the Speech Communication Association and the American | 2 |
| Theatre Association, and served on several North Central | 3 |
| Accreditation Association visitation committees; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Barushok had a long record of service to the | 5 |
| college and the university including serving as a University | 6 |
| Advisor, as a member of the University Theatre Advisory Board | 7 |
| and the Fine Arts General Education Outcomes Task Force, as | 8 |
| well as chairing the University Faculty Excellence Awards | 9 |
| Committee and serving as president of the University Senate; | 10 |
| his dedication and readiness to serve made him an invaluable | 11 |
| member of the university community and he takes with him the | 12 |
| respect and appreciation of his students and colleagues; | 13 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| honor the life of Dr. James Barushok, who died on Saturday, May | 17 |
| 5, 2007; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Dr. James Barushok's family as a symbol of our | 20 |
| respect and esteem.
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