Full Text of HR1179 96th General Assembly
HR1179 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Dianne Ashby, Vice President for University | 3 |
| Advancement at Illinois State University, will retire on May 1, | 4 |
| 2010, after 18 years of extraordinary service to the Illinois | 5 |
| State University community; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Ashby received her Bachelor's degree in Speech | 7 |
| and Theater Arts from MacMurray College, her Master's degree in | 8 |
| Educational Administration from the University of Illinois in | 9 |
| Springfield, and her Doctorate in Educational Administration | 10 |
| from Southern Illinois University; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Ashby began her professional career working in | 12 |
| administrative and teaching positions with Kindergarten | 13 |
| through 12th grade students, the Illinois State Board of | 14 |
| Education, and the Department of Corrections; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Ashby began working at Illinois State | 16 |
| University in Normal in 1991 as the Illinois Postsecondary HIV | 17 |
| Prevention Education Project Coordinator, later becoming a | 18 |
| member of the Illinois State University faculty and serving as | 19 |
| Principal of University High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Ashby furthered her career at Illinois State | 21 |
| University with her appointment as Department Chair of |
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| Educational Administration and Foundations and Dean of the | 2 |
| College of Education; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Ashby was appointed Vice President for | 4 |
| University Advancement following a successful fundraising | 5 |
| campaign that benefitted the University with the addition of 70 | 6 |
| new endowments to the Illinois State University Foundation, | 7 |
| which provides hundreds of students with scholarships; and
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| WHEREAS, Under Dr. Ashby's leadership, Illinois State | 9 |
| University acquired a new Alumni Center, implemented new | 10 |
| marketing strategies, and incorporated innovative outreach | 11 |
| activities for alumni around the world; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Ashby has served the State of Illinois and | 13 |
| Illinois State University students, faculty, staff, and alumni | 14 |
| with intelligence, dedication, and the highest integrity; | 15 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| congratulate Dr. Dianne Ashby on her retirement and wish her | 19 |
| the best in all her future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to Dr. Dianne Ashby as a symbol of our respect and |
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| esteem.
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