Full Text of HR0062 95th General Assembly
HR0062 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the members of the | 3 |
| Illinois House of Representatives that Illinois State | 4 |
| University is celebrating its sesquicentennial year in 2007; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Illinois State Normal University was founded by | 7 |
| Jesse W. Fell in 1857 as the first public university in the | 8 |
| State of Illinois; it was first established as a teacher | 9 |
| education institution; Abraham Lincoln, then an attorney, drew | 10 |
| up the bond that guaranteed Bloomington citizens would fulfill | 11 |
| financial pledges to finance the University; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois State Normal University became Illinois | 13 |
| State University in 1964; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois State University is led by President Al | 15 |
| Bowman; the school's 17th president, and its Board of Trustees; | 16 |
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| WHEREAS, Illinois State University currently has over | 18 |
| 20,000 students from 47 states and 86 countries; there are 800 | 19 |
| faculty members and over 2,000 staff members; and
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| WHEREAS, Student athletes, with leadership from athletic |
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| department coaches and staff members, excel in the classroom in | 2 |
| 19 sports; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, There are over 165,000 alumni of Illinois State | 4 |
| University living around the world; the University is ranked as | 5 |
| one of the 100 "best values" in public higher education by | 6 |
| Kiplinger Magazine; and
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| WHEREAS, The University will begin its celebration with | 8 |
| Founders Day on February 15, 2007; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| congratulate President Al Bowman, the Board of Trustees, the | 12 |
| faculty, staff, and students of Illinois State University on | 13 |
| the sesquicentennial anniversary of the institution; and be it | 14 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Illinois State University President Al Bowman and | 17 |
| the Board of Trustees.
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