Full Text of HR0362 96th General Assembly
HR0362 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 Dean James Johnson | 4 |
| of the College of Arts and Humanities at Eastern Illinois | 5 |
| University, on being named The Daily Eastern News Person of the | 6 |
| Year and on his upcoming retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a 1963 graduate of Emporia State University | 8 |
| in Emporia, Kansas, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Art; | 9 |
| he went on to receive his Master of Fine Arts degree from the | 10 |
| University of Kansas in 1970; he spent nearly a decade teaching | 11 |
| at the University of Kansas and Arkansas State University | 12 |
| before making his way to Eastern Illinois University; and
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| WHEREAS, He spearheaded efforts to complete the Doudna Fine | 14 |
| Arts Center, brought together several various departments to | 15 |
| form the College of Arts and Humanities, and strived to make | 16 |
| the College of Arts and Humanities a continued success; and
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| WHEREAS, The College of Arts and Humanities is made up of | 18 |
| Art, English, Foreign Languages, History, Journalism, Music, | 19 |
| Philosophy, Speech Communication, and Theatre Arts; three | 20 |
| study areas, African-American Studies, Social Science Studies, | 21 |
| and Womens Studies Minor; and the Tarble Arts Center; and
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| WHEREAS, His responsibilities as Dean include | 2 |
| administration of the College of Arts and Humanities budget, | 3 |
| supervision of approximately 228 faculty members, 24 civil | 4 |
| service staff members, and 14 administrative positions; in | 5 |
| addition his office is responsible for several other important | 6 |
| areas of the college, including certification of all majors for | 7 |
| graduation; and
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| WHEREAS, Dean Johnson will be retiring in June of 2009 and | 9 |
| will spend time with his family, his wife, Wanda, his three | 10 |
| sons, Kirby, Brent, and Tyler, and his daughter-in-law, | 11 |
| Bridget; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| congratulate Dean Johnson on being named The Daily Eastern | 15 |
| Daily News Person of the Year, his retirement, and wish him all | 16 |
| the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to Dean James Johnson as a symbol of our respect and | 19 |
| esteem.
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