Full Text of HR1245 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Larry Isaak on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as President of the Midwestern | 5 | | Higher Education Compact; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Larry Isaak served as president of the Midwestern | 7 | | Higher Education Compact (MHEC) from November 2003 until | 8 | | November 2010 and was reappointed in April 2011; during this | 9 | | time, he has helped lead a significant expansion in MHEC | 10 | | activities related to student access and success, policy | 11 | | research, and cost-savings initiatives; with his collegial | 12 | | manner and insightful leadership, he has helped MHEC | 13 | | commissioners find common ground, appreciate shared problems, | 14 | | and learn from the successes and challenges of the 12 state | 15 | | members; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Larry Isaak's leadership highlights MHEC's | 17 | | mission of advancing education through collaboration and | 18 | | resource sharing through the convening of educators, | 19 | | policymakers, and other leaders in ways that foster and promote | 20 | | interstate and inter-sector dialogue, problem-solving, and | 21 | | cost-savings; under his leadership, many public and private | 22 | | schools and other public entities in Illinois have saved | 23 | | hundreds of millions of dollars through hardware, software, and |
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| 1 | | service contracts; over 6,000 Illinois residents save $40 | 2 | | million annually by participating in the Student Exchange | 3 | | program; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Previously, Larry Isaak was the chancellor of the | 5 | | North Dakota University System for nearly ten years and was | 6 | | named chancellor emeritus upon his departure in October 2003; | 7 | | he is credited with guiding collaborative leadership efforts | 8 | | transforming the North Dakota University System through the | 9 | | North Dakota Higher Education Roundtable, proclaimed as a | 10 | | national model for collaborative leadership; prior to serving | 11 | | the state government, he was employed with a private CPA firm; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Larry Isaak has served as chair of the State | 14 | | Higher Education Executive Officers and as a commissioner to | 15 | | both the Midwestern Higher Education Compact and the Western | 16 | | Interstate Commission for Higher Education; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | congratulate Larry Isaak on the occasion of his retirement as | 20 | | President of the Midwestern Higher Education Compact, and we | 21 | | wish him the best in all of his future endeavors; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Larry Isaak as an expression of our esteem and | 3 | | respect.
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