Full Text of HR0804 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Juan Salgado on the | 4 | | occasion of being named as a MacArthur Fellow; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted | 6 | | fellowships to talented individuals who have shown | 7 | | extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative | 8 | | pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction; Fellows are | 9 | | selected based on their exceptional creativity, promise for | 10 | | important future advances based on a track record of | 11 | | significant accomplishment, and potential for the fellowship | 12 | | to facilitate subsequent creative work; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Juan Salgado earned his bachelor's degree in | 14 | | economics from Illinois Wesleyan University and his master's | 15 | | degree in urban planning from the University of Illinois at | 16 | | Urbana-Champaign; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Juan Salgado has served as President and CEO of | 18 | | the Instituto del Progreso Latino since 2001; during his | 19 | | tenure, he has led the organization through a period of | 20 | | national award winning recognition and historic organizational | 21 | | growth spurred by a focus on creating partnerships, enhancing | 22 | | core competencies, leading innovation, providing quality |
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| 1 | | services, and participating in targeted advocacy; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Under Juan Salgado's direction, the Instituto del | 3 | | Progreso Latino has established national best-practice | 4 | | educational and workforce models and was selected as the | 5 | | National Council of La Raza's Affiliate of the Year in 2009; | 6 | | the Instituto also founded the Instituto Health Sciences Career | 7 | | Academy, a new charter high school aimed at inspiring and | 8 | | preparing Chicago's youth for success in the growing healthcare | 9 | | fields; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Juan Salgado was a 2005 Fellow in the Leadership | 11 | | Greater Chicago program for emerging leaders of business, | 12 | | government, and non-profit corporations and a 2007 Fellow for | 13 | | the Aspen Institute Ideas Festival; he served as an advisor to | 14 | | the President of Mexico through the Institute for Mexicans | 15 | | Abroad for 3 years; he is also a member of the Chicago | 16 | | Manufacturing Renaissance Council Executive Board, the | 17 | | Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and | 18 | | Leadership Greater Chicago Board of Directors, and the Adler | 19 | | School of Professional Psychology Board of Trustees; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Juan Salgado was the recipient of the Mexican | 21 | | American Legal Defense and Education Fund's Excellence in | 22 | | Community Service Award in 2010; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Juan Salgado serves as a model of hard work, | 2 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 3 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 | | congratulate Juan Salgado on the occasion of being named as a | 7 | | MacArthur Fellow and wish him continued success and happiness | 8 | | in the future; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Juan Salgado as a symbol of our esteem and | 11 | | respect.
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