Full Text of HR0037 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. John Avendano on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as president of Kankakee Community | 5 | | College; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Avendano became Kankakee Community College's | 7 | | sixth president on July 1, 2009; during his time at Kankakee | 8 | | Community College, he led the college through a two-year state | 9 | | budget impasse, added new academic programs, successfully | 10 | | implemented two strategic plans, and opened campus facilities; | 11 | | Kankakee Community College also celebrated two national | 12 | | championships and the college's 50th anniversary during his | 13 | | tenure; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, During the state budget impasse, Dr. Avendano | 15 | | fought for Monetary Assistance Program (MAP) funding for | 16 | | students and appropriations for community colleges, | 17 | | representing Kankakee Community College and Illinois Community | 18 | | Colleges in conversations with State legislators; on campus, | 19 | | his leadership enabled the redesign of foundational | 20 | | coursework, the strengthening of collaborations with area | 21 | | school districts, the business community, and local industry, | 22 | | and the creation of new programs, including Millwright and | 23 | | Manufacturing Technology and an apprenticeship program that |
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| 1 | | created paths to employment; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Under the guidance of Dr. Avendano, the college | 3 | | expanded its community access and established the Miner South | 4 | | Extension Center in Watseka and the Manufacturing and | 5 | | Industrial Technology Center in Kankakee; in 2014, Kankakee | 6 | | Community College's North Extension Center in Bradley opened | 7 | | and became Kankakee County's first LEED Gold Certified | 8 | | building; the Advanced Technology Education Center on the | 9 | | Riverfront Campus, which is currently under construction, is | 10 | | also designed to meet LEED Gold Standards; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Avendano serves on boards for state and | 12 | | community organizations, including the Illinois Community | 13 | | College Council of Presidents, the Grundy Livingston Kankakee | 14 | | Workforce Board, the Riverside Medical Center Board of | 15 | | Directors, and the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County, where | 16 | | he served as chairman of the board for the past two years; he | 17 | | was named one of Waubonsee Community College's Fab 40 Alumni, | 18 | | inducted into the Waubonsee Community College Athletic Hall of | 19 | | Fame, inducted into the Illinois State University College of | 20 | | Education Hall of Fame, and inducted into the Skyway Conference | 21 | | Hall of Fame; he received the Phi Theta Kappa Shirley B. Gordon | 22 | | Award for Distinction and the Illinois Community College | 23 | | Trustees Association Advocacy Award; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, As a former community college baseball player and | 2 | | coach, Dr. Avendano is proud of the Kankakee Community College | 3 | | Cavaliers and their accomplishments at the regional and | 4 | | national levels; the Cavaliers baseball and softball teams both | 5 | | won national titles in 2017 and 2015 respectively, and in the | 6 | | past nine years, Kankakee Community College's athletic teams | 7 | | have won 22 regional titles and recognized 30 All-Americans and | 8 | | 44 Academic All-Americans; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we congratulate Dr. John Avendano on the occasion of his | 12 | | retirement, and we recognize his commitment to the community | 13 | | and to the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Dr. Avendano as an expression of our esteem and | 16 | | respect.
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