Full Text of HR0660 96th General Assembly
HR0660 96TH 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 congratulate the students, | 4 |
| faculty, and administration of Spoon River College on the | 5 |
| occasion of the college's 50th anniversary on October 17, 2009; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, The rich history of Spoon River College began on | 8 |
| October 17, 1959, when the citizens of Canton Union School | 9 |
| District No. 66 voted to establish a junior college in Canton; | 10 |
| the new junior college was named Canton Community College and | 11 |
| became the first public junior college to be organized in west | 12 |
| central Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1968, Canton Community College became a Class I | 14 |
| institution under the Illinois Public Junior College Act and | 15 |
| was separated from the public school district by forming Junior | 16 |
| College District 534; the college then became known as Spoon | 17 |
| River College; and
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| WHEREAS, From its humble origins on the second floor of | 19 |
| Canton Senior High School, Spoon River College has grown to | 20 |
| include facilities in Havana, Macomb, and Rushville, all of | 21 |
| which serve the 1,500-square mile Illinois Community College | 22 |
| District 534; the college currently offers 60 associate degree, |
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| transfer, and certificate programs; the college also partners | 2 |
| with 9 surrounding 4-year institutions for offering several | 3 |
| bachelor degree completion programs; and
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| WHEREAS, Spoon River College serves as an integral part of | 5 |
| the educational and civic growth of both the Canton area and | 6 |
| the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 |
| congratulate the students, faculty, and administration of | 10 |
| Spoon River College on the occasion of the college's 50th | 11 |
| anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness in | 12 |
| the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Robert E. Ritschel, President of Spoon River | 15 |
| College, as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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