Full Text of SR1035 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | 3 | | congratulate Brian W. Caputo, Ph.D. on the occasion of his | 4 | | retirement as president of College of DuPage; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Caputo earned a Bachelor of Science from the | 6 | | U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a Master of Science in | 7 | | Accountancy from DePaul University, and both a Master of | 8 | | Public Administration and a Ph.D. with fields of study in | 9 | | public administration, public policy, and government finance | 10 | | from Northern Illinois University (NIU); he is a Certified | 11 | | Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Public Finance Officer | 12 | | (CPFO); and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Caputo served in the U.S. Army Reserve for 22 | 14 | | years, where he specialized in human resources and financial | 15 | | management and led numerous command assignments, before | 16 | | retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 2004; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Before coming to College of DuPage, Dr. Caputo | 18 | | served as chief financial officer/city treasurer of the City | 19 | | of Aurora for nearly 19 years; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Caputo's career in higher education includes | 21 | | positions as a full-time faculty member at Central Michigan |
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| 1 | | University and an adjunct professor at NIU; he has also served | 2 | | as a lecturer in numerous academic and professional | 3 | | capacities, including teaching classes in accountancy at | 4 | | College of DuPage; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Prior to his appointment as president of College | 6 | | of DuPage, Dr. Caputo served as vice president for | 7 | | administrative affairs and chief financial officer; upon | 8 | | becoming president in July 2019, he implemented his Strategic | 9 | | Long-Range Plan to encourage student success and to establish | 10 | | the arts, culture, community engagement, economic development, | 11 | | and organizational culture as essential pillars of the | 12 | | college; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure, Dr. Caputo sought to advance | 14 | | student success through the implementation of College of | 15 | | DuPage's Guided Pathways Initiative, a framework designed to | 16 | | help students effectively choose, enter, and complete a | 17 | | program of study that aligns with their goals for employment | 18 | | and further education, and was deeply involved in the | 19 | | college's Project Hire-Ed, a workforce development program to | 20 | | better align post-secondary education with workforce skill | 21 | | requirements through partnerships with area employers; seeking | 22 | | to close achievement gaps that currently exist for students of | 23 | | color and those who are underserved by 2025, he led the | 24 | | development of college's first equity plan in early 2020, |
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| 1 | | serving as presiding officer of the Equity and Access Team to | 2 | | further aid the plan's implementation; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Caputo has further served College of DuPage | 4 | | and the surrounding community through supporting the creation | 5 | | of Innovation DuPage, a business incubator-accelerator | 6 | | designed to promote economic growth by leveraging partnerships | 7 | | with public and private entities, and he presently serves as a | 8 | | director of Choose DuPage, the county's economic development | 9 | | agency; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Caputo has previously served as a member of | 11 | | the Commission on Structured Pathways of the American | 12 | | Association of Community Colleges, and he has served as a | 13 | | member on the Governmental Accounting Standards Board since | 14 | | 2015; he is a peer accreditation reviewer with the Higher | 15 | | Learning Commission, and he also represents College of DuPage | 16 | | on the Illinois Council of Community College Presidents and | 17 | | chairs the council's Credential Committee; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Caputo has received several accolades, | 19 | | including being named the 2014 Government CFO of the Year by | 20 | | The Daily Herald Business Ledger, receiving the Model | 21 | | Administrator Award from The Greater Chicago Chapter of the | 22 | | American Society for Public Administration in 2018, and being | 23 | | recognized as a Notable Veteran Executive by Crain's Chicago |
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| 1 | | Business in 2020; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Outside of his professional duties, Dr. Caputo | 3 | | has volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for | 4 | | decades; an Eagle Scout himself, he recently served as the | 5 | | president of the Three Fires Council of the BSA; for his | 6 | | distinguished service to the community, he received the 2021 | 7 | | Outstanding Eagle Scout Award from the National Eagle Scout | 8 | | Association; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Caputo and his wife, Karen, are the parents | 10 | | of three children, Brian Jr., Gregory, and Katherine; | 11 | | therefore, be it | 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Brian | 14 | | W. Caputo, Ph.D. on his retirement as president of College of | 15 | | DuPage, and we wish him the best in all his future endeavors; | 16 | | and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Dr. Caputo as a symbol of our esteem and respect. |
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