Full Text of HR0664 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Mark Stephens on his 25th | 4 | | anniversary as chairman of the Triton College Board of | 5 | | Trustees; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mark Stephens is a lifelong resident of the area; | 7 | | he graduated from East Leyden High School in three years and | 8 | | earned a
bachelor's degree in business and a juris doctorate | 9 | | from DePaul University, while also
taking classes at Triton | 10 | | College; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mark Stephens become the owner of Bomark Cleaning | 12 | | Services in 1981 and an attorney at
Storino, Ramella and Durkin | 13 | | in 1988; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Mark Stephens was elected to the Triton College | 15 | | Board of Trustees as vice chairman in 1991
and assumed the | 16 | | position of chair in 1992; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Mark Stephens, Triton | 18 | | College has grown to support the needs of the
community; in the | 19 | | early 1990s, he recognized the need for technical training in | 20 | | the burgeoning
field of computers; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mark Stephens has prioritized financial stability | 2 | | and institutional
efficiency; Triton College remains a
| 3 | | financially sound institution; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Mark Stephens has helped see that Triton College | 5 | | continues to offer the best facilities for
students, securing a | 6 | | $53 million bond project across the scope of three years and a | 7 | | newly renovated H Building, athletic complex, greenhouse, | 8 | | Cernan Space Center,
demonstration kitchen, and many other | 9 | | campus facility improvements; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mark Stephens has a passion for Triton College; | 11 | | while many things have changed over his 25-year tenure
as | 12 | | chairman of the board, one remains constant: his steadfast | 13 | | leadership and
dedication to serving students; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Through the tireless efforts of Mark Stephens, | 15 | | Triton College has uplifted the
community through education, | 16 | | changing the lives of thousands of members of the community; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | congratulate Mark Stephens on his 25th anniversary as chairman | 21 | | of the Triton College Board of Trustees; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Mark Stephens as an expression of our esteem and | 3 | | respect.
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