Full Text of HR0383 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish | 3 | | to congratulate Susan E. Richter for her designation as the | 4 | | 82nd recipient of the First Citizen Award by the Danville | 5 | | Chapter of American Business Clubs, Inc.; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, William L. White founded the first American | 7 | | Business Club in Birmingham, Alabama in 1922 as a service | 8 | | organization for business professionals; that first club had 50 | 9 | | members, who adopted the motto of "Shoulders Together", which | 10 | | is still used today; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 1932, the Danville Chapter of AMBUCS started | 12 | | presenting an annual award to a community member in recognition | 13 | | of outstanding community service; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Susan Richter began working in 1976 as a volunteer | 15 | | and gift shop manager at the Vermilion County Museum Society in | 16 | | Danville; she became the Museum's curator in 1990 and its | 17 | | Director in 1991; she has also been the co-editor of the | 18 | | Museum's quarterly magazine, "The Heritage", since 1981; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Susan Richter has been instrumental in the | 20 | | planning and implementation of the Vermilion County Museum's | 21 | | Historical School, which is used by all third graders in |
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| 1 | | Danville's School District 118 and most other county schools to | 2 | | meet local history programming requirements set by the State; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, From August of 1999 until August of 2000, Susan | 5 | | Richter served as chairwoman of the Museum's fundraising | 6 | | committee to build the new museum building, which was | 7 | | subsequently completed in 2002; she also served as a co-chair | 8 | | for the Museum's 50th anniversary celebration and fundraising | 9 | | campaign from September of 2013 until May of 2015; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Susan Richter has fostered strong working | 11 | | relationships between the Museum Society and other | 12 | | organizations throughout Vermilion County, resulting in | 13 | | collaborations with 21 other organizations to produce projects | 14 | | and programs within the Museum's mission scope; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, From 1987 to 2008, Susan Richter served on the | 16 | | Illinois Association of Museum Board of Directors, where she | 17 | | held the positions of Director-at-Large, Secretary, and Region | 18 | | 2 Director; she also served on the Board of Directors for the | 19 | | Illinois State Archives from 2007 to 2013; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Susan Richter served as the president of the | 21 | | Danville Garden Club from 1989 to 1990; she also served as | 22 | | president-elect from 1987 to 1989 and as treasurer from 1999 to |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Susan Richter served as president of the Women's | 3 | | Council of Muncie Baptist Church for 17 years; she also taught | 4 | | an adult Sunday school class for 22 years and a children's | 5 | | Sunday school class for 10 years; she is also the chairwoman of | 6 | | the Memorial Committee and a member of the Christian Education | 7 | | Board and the MBC Annex Board; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Susan Richter is a former board member of the | 9 | | Danville YWCA, where she also served as secretary, treasurer, | 10 | | and as the chairwoman of the fundraising committee; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Susan Richter currently serves on the Red Mask | 12 | | Players board as treasurer and previously served on that board | 13 | | as secretary and as the chair of the scholarship committee; she | 14 | | also serves on the Spring Hill Cemetery Board as the board | 15 | | secretary and a member of the Danville Executive Club; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Susan Richter has been honored over the years with | 17 | | many distinguished and deserved awards associated with the | 18 | | Museum; in 1997, she earned the Illinois State DAR Award for | 19 | | Best Program; she was also named "Woman of the Year" by the | 20 | | American Association of University Women in 1999 and received | 21 | | the Old Towne Preservation Legacy Award for Historical | 22 | | Preservation in 2013; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | thank Susan E. Richter for her many years of service to the | 4 | | people of Danville and Vermilion County and congratulate her | 5 | | for being honored as the 82nd First Citizen Award recipient by | 6 | | the Danville Chapter of American Business Clubs, Inc.; and be | 7 | | it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Susan Richter as an expression of our | 10 | | congratulations and appreciation for her service to others.
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