Full Text of SR0870 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | 3 | | congratulate Arles Hendershott Love on being inducted into | 4 | | Illinois State University School of Communications, TV-10 Hall | 5 | | of Fame; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Arles Hendershott Love graduated from Illinois | 7 | | State University in 1979, which celebrates the 50th | 8 | | anniversary of its broadcasting program in April 2024; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Arles Hendershott Love has worked as reporter, | 10 | | photographer, producer, and assignment editor; she was named | 11 | | news director at WIFR in 1986, a time when less than 5% of news | 12 | | directors in the country were female; she became community | 13 | | relations director for WIFR and Benedek Broadcasting in 1997; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Arles Hendershott Love served as the state | 16 | | coordinator for the Radio Television Digital News Association | 17 | | from 1989 to 1993 and 1995 to 1996; she was on the Associated | 18 | | Press Illinois Advisory Board from 1989 to 1992, serving as | 19 | | president from 1991 to 1992; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Arles Hendershott Love regularly lectured to | 21 | | writing and broadcasting classes at Northern Illinois |
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| 1 | | University and Rock Valley College from 1986 to 1997; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Arles Hendershott Love's community work includes | 3 | | serving in leadership positions on many community boards; she | 4 | | developed a telethon for the Rockford Rescue Mission at WIFR, | 5 | | which is now in its 27th year and has raised over three million | 6 | | dollars, and she produced a telethon while at WIFR for the | 7 | | restoration of Rockford's historic Coronado Theater that | 8 | | raised over $200,000 in one night; she chaired the American | 9 | | Heart Association HeartWalk and oversaw its growth from | 10 | | raising $20,000 a year to over $100,000; she coordinated the | 11 | | donation of a Children's TV studio to the Discovery Center | 12 | | Museum in Rockford; she developed a coat drive for the | 13 | | Rockford Salvation Army that collects and distributes | 14 | | thousands of coats each year, mostly to children, a drive that | 15 | | has continued for over 25 years; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Arles Hendershott Love became the development | 17 | | director at Milestone in 2005, the largest provider of | 18 | | services to children and adults with developmental | 19 | | disabilities in Northern Illinois; after 18 years on the job, | 20 | | over $24 million dollars had been raised; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Arles Hendershott Love's legislative involvement | 22 | | includes successfully lobbying for the AED/Good Samaritan Law | 23 | | in Illinois, working on several pieces of legislation designed |
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| 1 | | to help the disabled community, lobbying for funding for | 2 | | disability services, and lobbying for a military designated | 3 | | license plate in Illinois for the U.S. Coast Guard; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Arles Hendershott Love has received numerous | 5 | | awards and recognitions throughout the years, including the | 6 | | 1986 A.P. Award for Best Spot News Coverage Downstate T.V. | 7 | | State of Illinois, the 1986 JayCees Presidential Award of | 8 | | Honor for Community Service, the 1989 Special Olympics Media | 9 | | Appreciation Award for State of Illinois, the 1991 YWCA Leader | 10 | | Luncheon Award for Outstanding Professional Woman of the Year, | 11 | | the 1992 A.P. Advisory Board Presidential Service Award, and | 12 | | the 1995 Rockford Area Crimestoppers of the Year; in 1998, she | 13 | | received the On the Waterfront Weekend Warrior Award, the | 14 | | Winnebago/Boone American Heart Association Volunteer Service | 15 | | Award, and the Rock River Valley United Way Volunteer Award; | 16 | | she received the 2000 Distinguished Service Award | 17 | | Winnebago/Boone Counties American Heart Association and the | 18 | | 2001 American Red Cross Outstanding Service Award; she | 19 | | received the 2003 Alpine Kiwanis Touch A Life Award for | 20 | | Outstanding Community Service, the 2008 Rockford Rescue | 21 | | Mission Volunteer Service Award, and the 2009 RAMP United Way | 22 | | Volunteer of the Year; she was also awarded the Lifescape | 23 | | Community Services Golden Star Award for Volunteer Support; | 24 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Arles Hendershott Love was appointed to the | 2 | | Illinois State University School of Communications Advisory | 3 | | Board and was named the School of Communications Homecoming | 4 | | Honored Alumni in 2021; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Arles Hendershott Love has been listed in | 6 | | Outstanding Young Women in America, Who's Who in the Midwest, | 7 | | Who's Who in Entertainment, Who's Who in America, Who's Who of | 8 | | American Women, and the America's Registry of Outstanding | 9 | | Professionals; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Arles Hendershott Love has remained committed to | 11 | | Illinois State University; she funds a scholarship each year | 12 | | for TV-10 students and visits the campus on a regular basis to | 13 | | mentor students; therefore, be it | 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Arles | 16 | | Hendershott Love on being inducted into Illinois State | 17 | | University School of Communications, TV-10 Hall of Fame; and | 18 | | be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Arles Hendershott Love as a symbol of our respect | 21 | | and esteem. |
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