Full Text of HR0984 096th General Assembly
HR0984 96TH 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. Sheldon | 4 |
| "Shelly" Rubin of Chicago on his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Rubin is a graduate of the University of | 6 |
| Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, Class of 1968; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Rubin is a Life Member of the University of | 8 |
| Illinois Alumni Association, and has been since 1969; he | 9 |
| represented Vet Med Alumni Association on the Board of | 10 |
| Directors of the University of Illinois Alumni Association | 11 |
| under the original organization; he served on the Constituent | 12 |
| Association Committee and Alumni Constituent Association | 13 |
| Review Committee from 1993 to May of 2000; he was involved in | 14 |
| the reorganization of Alumni Committees under the Constituent | 15 |
| Management Committee; and
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| WHEREAS, He is the past chair of the University of Illinois | 17 |
| Urbana-Champaign Alumni Relations Committee; he was honored as | 18 |
| an Illini Comeback guest in 2001 as 1 of 3 alumni honored by | 19 |
| University of Illinois students at the 2001 Homecoming; he | 20 |
| served the pets of Chicago while practicing for more than 41 | 21 |
| years at Blum Animal Hospital, a Ten Veterinarian, American | 22 |
| Animal Hospital Association Certified Hospital in Chicago, and |
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| is celebrating 57 years of pet health care; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a member of the University of Illinois | 3 |
| Presidents Council, a member of the American Veterinary Medical | 4 |
| Association, the American Animal Hospital Association, the | 5 |
| Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association | 6 |
| (President-2009), the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association, | 7 |
| the Illinois Academy of Veterinary Medicine (100 hours of | 8 |
| Continuing Education per year), the American Heartworm | 9 |
| Association President (2007-2010), the Feline Practitioners | 10 |
| Association, an active member of the Board of Directors of the | 11 |
| Anti-Cruelty Society for 28 years, a member of the Lincoln Park | 12 |
| Zoo Medical Advisory Board, and an elected member and Past | 13 |
| Chair of the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on | 14 |
| Public Relations, a 6 year position representing small animal | 15 |
| medicine; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, He has leadership positions in many organizations | 17 |
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Public relations/education chairman for the | 18 |
| Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association and program | 19 |
| coordinator for the Illinois Heartworm Awareness promotion; | 20 |
| Co-Chair of the scientific session for the Illinois State | 21 |
| Veterinary Medical Association's annual convention; | 22 |
| spokesperson for the American Veterinary Medical Association | 23 |
| (AVMA); Alternate Delegate for Illinois to the House of | 24 |
| Delegates (AVMA),
and he is the Past President of the Chicago |
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| Veterinary Medical Association; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, He has been the recipient of many awards, | 3 |
| including the American Animal Hospital Association's | 4 |
| Practitioner of the Year Award in 2003, the recipient of the | 5 |
| Life Time Achievement Merit Award from the Chicago Veterinary | 6 |
| Medical Association in 2004, the recipient of the President's | 7 |
| Award from the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association, | 8 |
| the Recipient of the Award of Merit from the Chicago Veterinary | 9 |
| Medical Association, and he was chosen Chicago Illini of the | 10 |
| Year by the University of Illinois Alumni Association in 2008; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, He was chosen as one of Chicago's top | 13 |
| veterinarians by Town & Country magazine and Chicago magazine; | 14 |
| he has been the guest on numerous Chicago and national radio | 15 |
| and television programs promoting responsible pet ownership, | 16 |
| representing veterinary medicine, and disseminating medical | 17 |
| information on pet care, including the Oprah Winfrey Show, WGN | 18 |
| Radio, Pet Central hosted by Steve Dale,
WYLL Radio, Animal | 19 |
| Planet Radio, WBBM radio, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, WTTW (Public | 20 |
| Television), numerous cable outlets, and CLTV; and
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| WHEREAS, He is the author of six books, including, | 22 |
| Practical Guide to Dog Care , Practical Guide to Cat Care , | 23 |
| Emergency First Aid for Dogs , Emergency First Aid for Cats , |
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| Selection and Care of your Cat , and Selection and Care of your | 2 |
| Dog ; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Dr. Rubin organized and was president of Chicago's | 4 |
| first emergency clinic offering emergency care for Chicago's | 5 |
| pets after hours; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| congratulate Dr. Sheldon "Shelly" Rubin for his years of | 9 |
| dedication to animal care and wish him the best in all his | 10 |
| future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to Dr. Sheldon Rubin as a symbol of our respect and | 13 |
| esteem.
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