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92_HR0447 LRB9209333RHrh 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 Cordell Reed 6 will be honored by the Friends of Chicago State University on 7 September 6, 2001 for his commitment to the University and 8 its students; and 9 WHEREAS, Cordell Reed, the retired vice president of 10 Commonwealth Edison Company and esteemed member of the 11 Chicago business community, is currently serving as chairman 12 of the Chicago State University Foundation Board; under his 13 leadership and guidance, the University has raised over $5 14 million to support technology enhancements and student 15 scholarships; in addition, he has been instrumental in 16 establishing a strong pre-engineering program at Chicago 17 State University; and 18 WHEREAS, Cordell Reed's efforts and involvements have 19 increased the number of women and minorities who have 20 selected engineering careers; and 21 WHEREAS, Cordell Reed's kindness and generosity has been 22 vital to the success of many of the students at Chicago State 23 University; therefore, be it 24 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 25 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 26 we congratulate Cordell Reed on being honored by the Friends 27 of Chicago State University for his commitment to the 28 University and its students; and be it further 29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 30 presented to Cordell Reed as an expression of our esteem.