Full Text of HR1123 95th General Assembly
HR1123 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 congratulate Dr. Bryant Cureton | 4 |
| and his wife, Jeanette, as they depart Elmhurst College after | 5 |
| fourteen years of service to the College and community; and
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| WHEREAS, Bryant L. Cureton has served Elmhurst College as | 7 |
| President and Professor of Political Science since 1994; as | 8 |
| Elmhurst's 12th President, he has led the College through a | 9 |
| period of significant development resulting in increased | 10 |
| academic strength, an enhanced campus, and a growing | 11 |
| reputation; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to Elmhurst, Dr. Cureton taught for 23 years | 13 |
| at Hartwick College, where he also served as Associate Dean for | 14 |
| Program, Vice President and Dean of the College, and then | 15 |
| Provost; he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from | 16 |
| Maryville College, a Master of Arts degree in international | 17 |
| relations from American University, and a Ph.D. in political | 18 |
| science from the University of Pennsylvania; he also holds the | 19 |
| honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from Maryville College; | 20 |
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| WHEREAS, His early experience included service in The | 22 |
| United States Marine Corps Reserve and work with the |
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| International Division of The Irving Trust Company; his special | 2 |
| interest in the relationship between religion and political | 3 |
| life led to his appointment as Visiting Scholar at The Divinity | 4 |
| School of Harvard University; he has served on boards, | 5 |
| councils, and committees of numerous professional and | 6 |
| community service organizations; and
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| WHEREAS, On June 30, 2008, Dr. Cureton and his wife, | 8 |
| Jeanette will leave Elmhurst College; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Cureton and his wife, Jeanette (a higher | 10 |
| education researcher) live in Elmhurst; they have two | 11 |
| daughters, Elizabeth Cureton, M.D., a resident in surgery, and | 12 |
| Sarah Cureton Chinn, Ph.D., a research chemist, both in | 13 |
| California; 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 |
| congratulate Dr. Cureton and his wife for their hard work and | 17 |
| dedication to Elmhurst College and wish them continued success | 18 |
| in their future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to Dr. Bryant Cureton and Jeanette Cureton as a | 21 |
| symbol of our sincere respect.
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