92_HR0362 LRB9209010RHrh 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in 4 the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and 5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Heidi Voorhees 6 is retiring from her duties as Village Manager of Wilmette in 7 May 2001; and 8 WHEREAS, Heidi Voorhees is a 1976 graduate of Guilford 9 High School, a 1980 graduate of Illinois State University, 10 and a 1982 graduate of Indiana University School of Public 11 and Environmental Affairs; and 12 WHEREAS, Heidi Voorhees has served as Village Manager of 13 Wilmette since October 1990; in addition she served as 14 Assistant Village Manager from June 1986 through October 15 1990; and 16 WHEREAS, Throughout her career, Heidi Voorhees has made 17 it a point to give back to the city management profession; in 18 addition to serving on numerous committees in her local 19 government professional associations this past year, she 20 served as Vice-President of the Illinois City/County 21 Management Association and as the first Vice President for 22 the Chicago area Metro Managers Association; and 23 WHEREAS, During her tenure as Village Manager of 24 Wilmette, Heidi Voorhees was the recipient of numerous 25 awards, including the 2001 Outstanding Manager of the Year 26 Award from the Illinois Association of Municipal Management 27 Assistants, the 2001 Citizen of the Year Award from the 28 Wilmette Chamber of Commerce, and the 1998 Distinguished 29 Alumni Award from the School of Public and Environmental 30 Affairs Department at Indiana University; and 31 WHEREAS, Throughout the course of her tenure as Village -2- LRB9209010RHrh 1 Manager, Heidi Voorhees has exhibited tireless dedication to 2 the administration of the Village of Wilmette, Illinois, 3 managed its affairs with compassion, skill, and devotion, 4 guided the Village through several challenges, and provided 5 dedication and leadership in the highest tradition of her 6 profession; therefore, be it 7 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 8 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 9 we congratulate Heidi Voorhees for her dedication and service 10 as Village Manager of Wilmette, Illinois, and we wish her 11 well in all of her future endeavors; and be it further 12 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 13 presented to Heidi Voorhees as an expression of our esteem.