Full Text of HR1315 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. David Sam on the | 4 | | occasion of receiving the Elgin Cosmopolitan Club Annual | 5 | | Distinguished Service Award; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Elgin Cosmopolitan Club was chartered on | 7 | | December 7, 1927 and is part of Cosmopolitan International, a | 8 | | non-profit organization dedicated to research and treatment of | 9 | | diabetes; the club has been in continuous service to the Elgin | 10 | | community for over 80 years and supports local charitable | 11 | | groups with special emphasis on diabetes-related causes; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 2007, Dr. David Sam began his service as the | 13 | | eighth president of Elgin Community College; during his tenure, | 14 | | the number of degrees and certificates awarded has increased by | 15 | | 44% to an all-time high of 2,578 in 2015; Elgin Community | 16 | | College has successfully closed the achievement gap between | 17 | | Hispanic and white students, and has been recognized by the | 18 | | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for its student success | 19 | | activities; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, In 2013, Elgin Community College was awarded The | 21 | | Bellwether Award by the Community College Futures Assembly, a | 22 | | recognition of outstanding and innovative programs and |
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| 1 | | practices that are leading community colleges into the future, | 2 | | for its "Alliance for College Readiness Initiative"; Elgin | 3 | | Community College has been designated a "Leader College" by | 4 | | Achieving the Dream National Reform Network, the nation's most | 5 | | comprehensive non-governmental reform network for student | 6 | | success in higher education, since 2013; The Aspen Institute, | 7 | | dedicated to fostering leadership based on enduring values and | 8 | | providing a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues, | 9 | | ranked Elgin Community College a top 150 College for the | 10 | | 2014-2015 academic year; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. David Sam serves on the board of directors for | 12 | | the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce, where he has been chair | 13 | | since May 2015, the Alignment for Collaborative Education, the | 14 | | Golden Corridor Family YMCA, and the United Way of Elgin; he is | 15 | | an active member of the Rotary Club of Elgin, the District of | 16 | | Columbia Bar, the Energy Bar Association, and the American Bar | 17 | | Association; he also earned the Phi Theta Kappa Shirley B. | 18 | | Gordon Award of Distinction for Outstanding College | 19 | | Presidents; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. David Sam serves as a model of hard work, | 21 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 22 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| 1 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 | | congratulate Dr. David Sam on the occasion of receiving the | 3 | | Elgin Cosmopolitan Club Annual Distinguished Service Award and | 4 | | wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be | 5 | | it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Dr. David Sam as a symbol of our esteem and | 8 | | respect.
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