Full Text of HR1006 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Gary H. Rieman on | 4 | | being the recipient of the 2012 Dare to Lead Award, presented | 5 | | by the International Leadership Network; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, A native of Wisconsin, he began his journey in | 7 | | higher education by earning a Bachelor of Arts degree and | 8 | | Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Wisconsin in | 9 | | Madison; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, He and his wife, Phyllis, had the good sense to | 11 | | move to Evanston, where they began their family; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, He began his professional career working for W. | 13 | | Clement Stone as a professional assistant, specializing in | 14 | | philanthropic programs providing scholarships and loan | 15 | | programs for pastors, lawyers, community service, and youth | 16 | | service personnel; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Gary H. Rieman became the first Director of the | 18 | | Illinois Designated Account Purchase Program in 1977, making | 19 | | him the architect of the State of Illinois' first student loan | 20 | | secondary market; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Under his leadership, the Illinois Designated | 2 | | Account Purchase Program grew to become one of the nation's | 3 | | premier student loan secondary markets, assisting thousands of | 4 | | Illinois students in avoiding going into default by providing | 5 | | affordable loan repayment programs; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, He is a nationally recognized student loan expert | 7 | | and advocate of simplifying the student financial aid process; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He assisted in the creation of the National | 10 | | Council on Youth Leadership, a program that has grown into a | 11 | | national network of chapters providing leadership training and | 12 | | recognition for students in their communities; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, During the last 30 years, the National Council on | 14 | | Youth Leadership has provided an annual 4-day leadership | 15 | | training conference at Washington University in St. Louis; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Recognizing the need to train students in middle | 17 | | and junior high school, the National Council on Youth | 18 | | Leadership began the International Leadership Network in 1980 | 19 | | to continue the tradition of recognizing students in their | 20 | | local communities and to provide training and support for the | 21 | | development of youth; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, He has served as Chairman of the Board of the | 2 | | National Council on Youth Leadership and presently serves as | 3 | | secretary of the National Council on Youth Leadership and as | 4 | | treasurer of the International Leadership Network; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, On May 4, 2012, he will be recognized by the | 6 | | International Leadership Network as the recipient of the 2012 | 7 | | Dare to Lead Award, the organization's highest award; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He has labored tirelessly on behalf of students of | 9 | | all ages for nearly 50 years; he is living proof that one | 10 | | person can truly make a difference, and has shown that with | 11 | | intellect, grace, and humor; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we congratulate Gary H. Rieman on being the recipient of the | 15 | | 2012 Dare to Lead Award, presented by the International | 16 | | Leadership Network; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Gary H. Rieman as a symbol of our respect and | 19 | | esteem.
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