Full Text of HR0476 95th General Assembly
HR0476 95TH 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 Dr. Jim Czerwionka | 4 |
| of Good Shepherd Manor for a job well done; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1993, the GSM Board picked Dr. Jim Czerwionka | 6 |
| from a group of highly qualified candidates to lead Good | 7 |
| Shepherd in what was to become the largest sustained building, | 8 |
| staffing, and major fund raising efforts in the Manor's | 9 |
| history; through his leadership two Intermediate Care | 10 |
| Facilities, 13 CILAs, and a state of the art infirmary have all | 11 |
| been added to the facilities; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Czerwionka led the construction and | 13 |
| acquisition of fourteen group homes to provide individualized, | 14 |
| community based treatment; he worked with State and local | 15 |
| government to gain a water and sewer grant of $208,000; he led | 16 |
| the development of a community-based sheltered workshop as well | 17 |
| as employment in the community for residents; he led the charge | 18 |
| in identifying and addressing the rapidly increasing needs of | 19 |
| an aging resident population through the construction of a | 20 |
| specially designed Alzheimer's Group Home and a 7,000 square | 21 |
| foot Infirmary; he increased the Manor's operational budget | 22 |
| from $2 million to $7 million and increased the staff from 60 | 23 |
| to 170; he maintained and supported appeals and fundraising |
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| activities to generate over $1 million annually; and he | 2 |
| established the Shepherds Endowment Society; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to coming to Good Shepherd Manor, Jim | 4 |
| Czerwionka had an admirable career history with a long list of | 5 |
| achievements in treatment centers, hospital administration, | 6 |
| higher education, and professional associations; he has held | 7 |
| board positions and leadership roles, worked aggressively in | 8 |
| program development and planning, guided large scale building | 9 |
| and renovation programs, led regulatory compliance and quality | 10 |
| control initiatives, and has been an active leader in public | 11 |
| relations, fundraising, research, staff development and | 12 |
| training, and fiscal and facilities management; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Czerwionka was the executive director for the | 14 |
| Larkin Center for Children and Adolescents in Elgin, director | 15 |
| for the Nachusa Lutheran Home for Children, and a department | 16 |
| head at Pritzker Children's Hospital in Chicago; he holds a | 17 |
| Doctoral Degree in Psychology from Northern Illinois | 18 |
| University, a Masters of Education in Special Education and | 19 |
| Rehab Counseling from the University of Pittsburgh, a Master of | 20 |
| Science in Child Development and Child Care from the University | 21 |
| of Pittsburgh, and a Bachelors in Philosophy/Education from St. | 22 |
| Mary of the Lake Seminary; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, He has held faculty positions at a number of |
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| faculty positions including the Arthur J. Audy Detention Center | 2 |
| in Chicago; College of St. Francis, Joliet; Sauk Valley | 3 |
| College, Dixon; Roosevelt University, Chicago; and at Olivet | 4 |
| Nazarene University in Bourbonnais; he has also been an active | 5 |
| community leader over the years, playing key committee and | 6 |
| leadership parts in a number of organizations including the | 7 |
| Lions, Knights of Columbus, and currently, the | 8 |
| Bradley/Bourbonnais Rotary Club, where he has held roles | 9 |
| including Youth Exchange Officer, International Chair, Club | 10 |
| President, and Foundation Chair; and
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| WHEREAS, His wife, Marcia, is a school teacher; they are | 12 |
| parents to three children, Bridgette, John, and Lori, and the | 13 |
| grandparents to two grandchildren with a third to arrive very | 14 |
| soon; Jim grew up in Chicago and was enrolled in the Catholic | 15 |
| seminary system before transferring to a career in social | 16 |
| ministry; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, In addition, Jim Czerwionka has held an active | 18 |
| leadership role with the Rotary District #6450 where he has | 19 |
| worked actively with the group study exchange program at the | 20 |
| district level; he is currently the district assistant | 21 |
| governor, and will assume the role of district governor for the | 22 |
| 2009-2010 term; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 |
| congratulate Dr. Jim Czerwionka of Good Shepherd Manor for a | 3 |
| job well done and wish him continued success in his future | 4 |
| endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to Dr. Jim Czerwionka as a symbol of our esteem.
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