Full Text of HR0327 96th General Assembly
HR0327 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Steve Bragg on the | 4 |
| occasion of his retirement as vice president for Finance and | 5 |
| Planning at Illinois State University on April 30, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Steve Bragg became interim vice president and then | 7 |
| vice president of the Finance and Planning division after | 8 |
| serving as the director of Planning, Policy Studies, and | 9 |
| Information Systems for four years; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to his service as vice president for Finance | 11 |
| and Planning, Steve Bragg served with the Illinois Board of | 12 |
| Higher Education, where he worked in Planning and Analytical | 13 |
| Studies, Academic Affairs, and Fiscal Affairs; and
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| WHEREAS, Under Steve Bragg's leadership, many numerous | 15 |
| improvements and innovations have been made to Illinois State | 16 |
| University; he established financing precedents in acquiring | 17 |
| and developing the university's new Alumni Center in | 18 |
| partnership with the Illinois State University Foundation and | 19 |
| private developers; he was instrumental in financing the new | 20 |
| Student Fitness and Kinesiology and Recreation Center that will | 21 |
| serve as a model for future development; during his tenure, ISU | 22 |
| completed its Campus Master Plan and opened several new |
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| facilities, including the Center for the Performing Arts, the | 2 |
| College of Business Building, and a research farm in Lexington; | 3 |
| a comprehensive renovation plan resulted in remodeling | 4 |
| projects for Schroeder Hall, several residence halls, and | 5 |
| improvements to almost every campus building; the | 6 |
| establishment of zone chiller concepts, combined with creative | 7 |
| energy purchase processes, has saved ISU millions of dollars; | 8 |
| he also worked to enhance and streamline Human Resources and | 9 |
| Information Systems processes and led the implementation of a | 10 |
| four-year tuition guarantee plan prior to the passage of the | 11 |
| State's "Truth In Tuition" laws; and
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| WHEREAS, Steve Bragg serves as a model of hard work, | 13 |
| integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 14 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| congratulate Steve Bragg on the occasion of his retirement and | 18 |
| wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | 19 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to Steve Bragg as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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