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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the lives
4 of citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Dwayne O. Andreas, Chairman Emeritus of the
6 Archer Daniels Midland Co., was recently honored in a
7 black-tie ceremony inducting him as the first member of the
8 Junior Achievement for East Central Illinois' Business Hall
9 of Fame in Decatur, Illinois; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Andreas was honored by his friend, guest
11 speaker and retired broadcaster, David Brinkley; Andrew
12 Young, president of the National Council of Churches and ADM
13 board member, and Brian Mulroney, former prime minister of
14 Canada, also spoke on behalf of Mr. Andreas; and
15 WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Mr. Andreas, ADM has
16 contributed over $2.7 million to local charities, including:
17 Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the Children's Museum of
18 Illinois, the Decatur Area Arts Council, Decatur Area
19 Crimestoppers, Decatur-Macon County Senior Center, Dove,
20 Inc., Millikin University, Partners in Education, Special
21 Olympics of Central Illinois, the United Way of Decatur and
22 Macon County, and the YMCA; and
23 WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Andreas have contributed over $2
24 million to the Boys and Girls Club of America, most of it for
25 the Decatur organization; and
26 WHEREAS, The Andreas family and their family foundation
27 have donated to the Anti Defamation League of B'Nai B'rith,
28 America the Beautiful, the Corporation to End World Hunger,
29 Junior Achievement, Mother Theresa Catholic Charities,
30 National Public Radio, and United Way; the foundation gave $1
31 million to the National Council of Churches designated for
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1 the Southern Black churches that have burned in recent years;
2 and
3 WHEREAS, Mr. Andreas was instrumental in developing the
4 School Lunch Program; he also helped to initiate the federal
5 Food Stamp Program; and he gives to local programs each year
6 to provide food for the poor in the Decatur area; and
7 WHEREAS, Archer Daniels Midland Co. was also honored as
8 an outstanding business; therefore, be it
9 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11 we congratulate Mr. Dwayne O. Andreas, Chairman Emeritus of
12 the Archer Daniels Midland Co., on being inducted as the
13 first member into the Junior Achievement for East Central
14 Illinois' Business Hall of Fame in Decatur, Illinois; and be
15 it further
16 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to Dwayne Andreas, along with our sincere regards.