Full Text of HR0462 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. James C. Underwood on | 4 | | the occasion of his retirement as President of Kaskaskia | 5 | | College; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. James Underwood attended Central Community | 7 | | College in Colombus, Nebraska and graduated with a bachelor's | 8 | | degree from the University of Nebraska at Kerney; he | 9 | | subsequently earned a Master's Degree in Business | 10 | | Administration from the University of Arkansas and a Doctorate | 11 | | in Education from the University of Arkansas; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. James Underwood served his country as a member | 13 | | of the United States Army Reserve and National Guard and is a | 14 | | veteran of the Vietnam War; he also has military education in | 15 | | OCS, Ordinance, Special Weapons, and Infantry; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. James Underwood has been a farm worker, a | 17 | | cattle and grain truck driver, an accountant for an irrigation | 18 | | pipe manufacturing firm, and has done tax return preparations | 19 | | and accounting for small businesses; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. James Underwood has taught college courses in | 21 | | management, leadership, business, economics, accounting, |
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| 1 | | college teaching, and various military subjects; he has also | 2 | | taught courses at the Leadership Institute and at distance | 3 | | learning guest lectures; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Prior to gaining his position as the President of | 5 | | Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Dr. James Underwood was the | 6 | | President of Northeast Community College in Norfolk, the Chief | 7 | | Academic Officer at Richland Community College in Decatur, and | 8 | | the Vice-President for Finance and Administration at the | 9 | | University of Arkansas at Fort Smith in Arkansas; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. James Underwood has been published in many | 11 | | journals and newspapers, including the Community College | 12 | | Review and the ACCT Journal; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. James Underwood serves as a model of hard | 14 | | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 15 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | congratulate Dr. James C. Underwood on the occasion of his | 19 | | retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the | 20 | | future; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Dr. James Underwood as a symbol of our esteem and | 2 | | respect.
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