Full Text of HR1175 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Brother James Gaffney, | 4 | | FSC, on the occasion of his retirement as President of Lewis | 5 | | University on June 30, 2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Brother James became the 9th President of Lewis | 7 | | University in 1988; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lewis University has achieved incredible | 9 | | successes through Brother James' leadership; enrollment has | 10 | | grown to more than 6,700
students, dozens of programs have been | 11 | | added, and the Romeoville campus has been revitalized; Lewis | 12 | | University was selected as the highest ranked Catholic | 13 | | university in Illinois by the 2016 CollegeChoice.net rankings | 14 | | of the 75 Best Catholic Colleges and Universities; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, During Brother James' tenure, academic offerings | 16 | | have expanded to include 82 undergraduate programs, 34 graduate | 17 | | degrees, and doctoral programs in education and
nursing; U.S. | 18 | | News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Colleges of | 19 | | Distinction, and Great Value Colleges have recognized Lewis | 20 | | University's commitment
to student success through quality | 21 | | academic programs and facilities, outstanding faculty, | 22 | | affordable education, and a collaborative atmosphere; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Before becoming President, Brother James served | 2 | | on the University's Board of Trustees for 11 years, including | 3 | | 10 as Board Chair; he has been a faculty member in Theology and | 4 | | has extensive administrative experience as Provincial of the | 5 | | Christian Brothers of the Midwest; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Brother James is an alumnus of St. Mary's | 7 | | University of Minnesota; he holds master's degrees from St. | 8 | | Mary's and Manhattan College (N.Y.), and a Doctorate in
| 9 | | Pastoral Theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake | 10 | | (IL.); therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | congratulate Brother James Gaffney, FSC, on his retirement as | 14 | | President of Lewis University and we wish him the best in all | 15 | | his future endeavors; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Brother James as an expression of our esteem and | 18 | | respect.
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