Full Text of HR0872 95th General Assembly
HR0872 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 Gwen Lee on the | 4 |
| occasion of her retirement as Thornridge High School's | 5 |
| Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction and | 6 |
| Professional Development, Director of Special Education, and | 7 |
| District Coordinator for Small Learning Communities; and
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| WHEREAS, Gwen Lee earned her doctorate from Loyola | 9 |
| University in Chicago; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Gwen Lee began her education career as a high | 11 |
| school social studies teacher at Thornridge High School; she | 12 |
| went on to serve as a Dean of Students for 4 years, then as an | 13 |
| Assistant Principal at Thornridge for 9 years; in 1992, Gwen | 14 |
| Lee became Principal of Hillcrest High School, where she served | 15 |
| diligently until 1994, when she accepted a position as | 16 |
| Principal of Thornridge High School; she served as principal of | 17 |
| Thornridge until 1999, when she was promoted to the position of | 18 |
| Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction and | 19 |
| Professional Development, where she remained until her | 20 |
| retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Gwen Lee has served in various other educational | 22 |
| institutions; she serves as an adjunct faculty member at |
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| Governors State University and National Louis University; she | 2 |
| has also served as an Educational Consultant and Evaluator for | 3 |
| the Bill & Melinda Gates Challenge Grants for Leadership and as | 4 |
| a National Consultant for The National Staff Development | 5 |
| Council; and
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| WHEREAS, Gwen Lee has been the recipient of many awards in | 7 |
| recognition of her accomplishments; she was named Principal of | 8 |
| the Year for the State of Illinois in 1998 and Administrator of | 9 |
| the Year in 2003; she has also been the recipient of the Dare | 10 |
| to Be Great Women in Leadership Award and the Outstanding | 11 |
| Secondary Educator in America honors; and
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| WHEREAS, Gwen Lee has been an active participant in The | 13 |
| Links, Incorporated for over 30 years; she is a charter member | 14 |
| of the organization's South Suburban Chicago Chapter and has | 15 |
| served in many prestigious national posts within the | 16 |
| organization, including National Member-at-Large, National | 17 |
| Nominating Committee Chairperson, National Trends and Services | 18 |
| Director, National Recording Secretary, and National | 19 |
| Vice-President; and
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| WHEREAS, Gwen Lee's dedication to her profession and her | 21 |
| willingness to serve her community make her a model for the | 22 |
| people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| congratulate Gwen Lee on the occasion of her retirement and | 4 |
| wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be | 5 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to Gwen Lee as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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