Full Text of HR0649 99th General Assembly
HR0649 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Sister Michelle Germanson | 4 | | on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of her taking her first | 5 | | vows as a Sinsinawa Domincan; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Sr. Germanson has served as the President of | 7 | | Trinity High School in River Forest for 23 years, beginning in | 8 | | 1992; prior to coming to Trinity, she was Dean of Students at | 9 | | Rosary College (Dominican University) from 1987 to 1992; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Sr. Germanson's order, Sinsinawa Dominican, | 11 | | founded Trinity High School in 1918; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Sr. Germanson received her Bachelor of Arts in | 13 | | Education from Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin in 1969; | 14 | | she holds 3 master's degrees, one in school administration and | 15 | | one in guidance and counseling from Loras College and one in | 16 | | pastoral studies from Loyola University; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Sr. Germanson has 20 years of experience in | 18 | | elementary education, 9 years as a principal and 11 years as a | 19 | | teacher; she currently serves on the Board of Directors of | 20 | | Saint Mary's of Notre Dame and is a past member of the Board of | 21 | | Directors of Dominican University; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Sr. Germanson was named a "Remarkable Woman" by | 2 | | the Chicago Tribune in February of 2015; she was named one of | 3 | | the most influential people in River Forest in 1997 and was a | 4 | | recipient of the 2006 Impact Award from the Archdiocesan | 5 | | Development Council, a Bernardin Medal Recipient from the Amate | 6 | | House in May of 2007, a recipient of the Trinitarian Award from | 7 | | Trinity High School in 2012, and a recipient of the "Honoring | 8 | | the Profession" Award from the Dominican University Graduate | 9 | | School of Education in April of 2012; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Sr. Germanson enjoys playing golf and cards, | 11 | | attending musicals and movies, and is a fan of the Chicago | 12 | | Cubs, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | congratulate Sister Michelle Germanson on the 50th anniversary | 16 | | of her taking her first vows as a Sinsinawa Domincan; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Sr. Germanson as an expression of our esteem and | 20 | | respect.
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