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92_HR0970

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs (ADDC)
 3    is a non-profit international organization whose  purpose  is
 4    to  promote  the  educational and professional development of
 5    individuals employed in or  affiliated  with  the  petroleum,
 6    energy, and allied industries; and

 7        WHEREAS,  For more than 50 years, ADDC has maintained its
 8    status as a major contributor  of  energy  education  through
 9    informative  programs,  onsite  field  trips,  seminars,  and
10    workshops; and

11        WHEREAS,  Darlene  Turner  joined the Association of Desk
12    and Derrick Clubs in 1983 and has served the  local  club  on
13    various  committees,  as  a member of the Board of Directors,
14    and as a club officer; her first  Association-level  position
15    was  in  1993  when  she  served as Regional Director for the
16    states  of  Illinois,  Missouri,  Iowa,  Indiana,   Michigan,
17    Minnesota,   and   Kentucky;   she  was  elected  Association
18    Treasurer  in  1997,  chaired  the  Association  Long   Range
19    Planning Committee in 1998, and was editor of the Association
20    publication "Desk and Derrick Journal" in 1999; and

21        WHEREAS,   Darlene   Turner   was   elected   Association
22    Vice-President  in  2000,  President-Elect  in  2001,  and is
23    currently serving as Association President; and

24        WHEREAS, With the assistance of a  fourteen-member  Board
25    of  Directors,  Darlene  Turner is responsible for overseeing
26    the operation  of  the  Association  Distribution  Office  in
27    Tulsa,  Oklahoma  and  for appointing and staffing volunteers
28    for twenty-one committees; and

29        WHEREAS, Darlene Turner is responsible  for  coordinating
30    the  2002  International  Convention  that  will  be  held in
31    Denver, Colorado, on September 1st  through  8th,  2002;  the
 
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 1    Convention will include educational field trips and seminars,
 2    an  industry  luncheon, an awards luncheon, and a banquet, as
 3    well as the convention business sessions; and

 4        WHEREAS, In conducting Association business over the past
 5    two  years,  Darlene  Turner  has  traveled  to   Shreveport,
 6    Louisiana,  Mt.  Pleasant,  Mississippi, Tulsa, Oklahoma, St.
 7    Louis, Missouri, Fort Worth, Texas, Albuquerque, New  Mexico,
 8    Houma,   Louisiana,   Evansville,  Indiana,  Houston,  Texas,
 9    Denver, Colorado, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and Grand  Prairie,
10    Alberta, Canada; and

11        WHEREAS,  Darlene  Turner  and  her husband, Arthur Wayne
12    Turner, are the parents  of  William  Arthur  Turner,  Cheryl
13    Jalone  Perrin, and Clinton David Turner and the grandparents
14    of Terry Morgan, Lacey Perrin, Trace Turner, Crayton  Turner,
15    Maggie   Kay   Turner,  Jerika  Morgan,  and  Julana  Morgan;
16    therefore, be it

17        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
18    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19    we  congratulate Darlene Turner on her dedication and service
20    as President of the Association of Desk  and  Derrick  Clubs;
21    and be it further

22        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
23    presented to Darlene Turner as an expression of our esteem.

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