Full Text of HR1215 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 Peggy Frank on the | 4 | | occasion of her retirement as President and CEO of the | 5 | | Naperville Heritage Society and Naper Settlement in January of | 6 | | 2013; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Frank earned her associate's degree with | 8 | | honors in American history and recreation from Stephens College | 9 | | in Columbia, Missouri and her bachelor's degree in American | 10 | | history and library science from the University of Kentucky in | 11 | | Lexington; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Frank began her career with Naper Settlement | 13 | | (now Naperville Heritage Society and Naper Settlement) as the | 14 | | organization's Curator/Director in October of 1979; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, As President and CEO, Peggy Frank has been | 16 | | instrumental in leading and transforming the organization from | 17 | | a small grassroots, volunteer-driven organization into a | 18 | | nationally-recognized, 12-acre museum complex with over 30 | 19 | | structures and a $4 million operating budget; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Prior to her tenure with the Naperville Heritage | 21 | | Society and Naper Settlement, Peggy Frank served as the |
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| 1 | | Assistant Curator of American Arts and Research for the | 2 | | Historical Society of Delaware from 1977 to 1978 and as Curator | 3 | | of the George Read II House for the Historical Society of | 4 | | Delaware from 1978 to 1979; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Frank has been a member of countless civic | 6 | | and professional organizations on the local, State, and | 7 | | national levels; she has also made many presentations and | 8 | | appeared on numerous panels for area community service groups, | 9 | | civic organizations, and other historical societies; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Following her retirement, Peggy Frank will | 11 | | continue to serve as the organization's President Emeritus and | 12 | | serve as a consultant for one year to assist in the transition | 13 | | with a new CEO; she also plans to remain an active supporter | 14 | | and promoter of the organization; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Frank serves as a model of hard work, | 16 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 17 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we congratulate Peggy Frank on the occasion of her retirement | 21 | | as President and CEO of the Naperville Heritage Society and | 22 | | Naper Settlement and thank her for her 33 years of service to |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Peggy Frank as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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