Full Text of HR1325 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, After 24 years of dedicated, progressively | 3 | | responsible service to Illinois State University, Arlene Hosea | 4 | | is retiring from her current position as Director of Campus | 5 | | Dining Services and Assistant to the Vice President of Student | 6 | | Affairs for Diversity Education; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea was born and raised in the | 8 | | Bloomington area and was a graduate of Bloomington High School; | 9 | | she subsequently earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of | 10 | | Science in Home Economics from Illinois State University; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea successfully managed Illinois State | 12 | | University dining centers, providing food to more than 7,000 | 13 | | student residents with a staff of more than 180 civil service | 14 | | staff members and 1,100 student employees and balancing an | 15 | | operational budget of $24 million; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea openly and consistently shared her | 17 | | knowledge and expertise through her role as an adjunct faculty | 18 | | member, teaching Food Service Management and Quantity Foods | 19 | | from 2008 to 2010; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Under Arlene Hosea's leadership, Campus Dining | 21 | | Services became an integral part of the educational community, |
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| 1 | | using food to encourage the gathering of diverse populations | 2 | | and to celebrate local, regional, national, and global | 3 | | perspectives; she oversaw the development and implementation | 4 | | of a long-range master plan, renovated 2 dining halls, opened | 5 | | new retail franchise dining locations, and redesigned the meal | 6 | | plan program; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea has been integral in the development | 8 | | and facilitation of campus-wide, ground-breaking programs in | 9 | | diversity, cultural competency, and social justice; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Beyond campus, Arlene Hosea served her community | 11 | | by participating in non-profit board governance for YWCA McLean | 12 | | County, The Baby Fold, and Special Olympics Illinois; she was | 13 | | also appointed to the Town of Normal's Human Relations | 14 | | Commission and Sustainability Subcommittee and the Advisory | 15 | | Council for the Multicultural Leadership Program; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea has been the recipient of numerous | 17 | | awards, including YWCA McLean County's Women of Distinction | 18 | | award, the Illinois State University Administrative | 19 | | Professionals Distinguished Service Award, the Neil R. Gamsky | 20 | | Quality of Student Life Award, and the Distinguished Alumni | 21 | | Award from the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at | 22 | | Illinois State University; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea is deeply rooted in her faith and | 2 | | lovingly tied with her large and growing family; she is also | 3 | | known for her great generosity and compassion; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate Arlene Hosea on the occasion of her retirement | 7 | | and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and | 8 | | be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Arlene Hosea as a symbol of our esteem and | 11 | | respect.
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