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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The School of Technology established its roots
3 at Eastern Illinois University in 1902 when courses in Manual
4 Training were offered for handwork courses for teachers led
5 by the first chair of Manual Training, Ms. Caroline A.
6 Forbes; over the years, the Illinois Board of Higher
7 Education approved the Industrial Technology program, with
8 three options: light building construction, electronics, and
9 metals; and
10 WHEREAS, Dr. Walter Klehm was instrumental in
11 establishing the new School of Industrial Arts and Technology
12 and was appointed Dean of the new school; the Applied
13 Arts-Education Center was completed in 1968 to house the new
14 school; and
15 WHEREAS, In the 1970s, the School of Industrial Arts and
16 Technology changed to the School of Technology and more
17 advanced course offerings were made and a master's program
18 was added; and
19 WHEREAS, In 1983, the Industrial Technology program was
20 accredited by the National Association of Industrial
21 Technology and reaccredited in 1987 and 1994; the School of
22 Technology, the School of Family and Consumer Sciences, the
23 Career Organizational Studies program, and the Military
24 Science Department were reorganized in the College of Applied
25 Sciences in 1984 and in 1993, the College of Applied Sciences
26 merged with the Lumpkin College of Business to become the
27 Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences; and
28 WHEREAS, The School of Technology has one of the finest
29 programs of higher education in the Midwest; its dedicated
30 and highly qualified faculty and staff serve both the needs
31 of the students and provide consulting and training needs for
32 the business and industrial community; the faculty are
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1 recognized nationally and internationally and have received
2 numerous awards for teaching excellence; they have been on
3 the cutting edge of research and scholarship and have served
4 their community and profession at the highest levels; and
5 WHEREAS, The School of Technology's degree programs
6 provide a broad education that emphasizes the study of
7 materials, processes, and management; the programs provide
8 its students with the technological expertise and academic
9 background necessary for careers in industry, business,
10 government, and education; and
11 WHEREAS, The School of Technology will celebrate its
12 Centennial Anniversary on September 20 to September 21, 2002;
13 to commemorate the event, the school has established the
14 "Caroline A. Forbes Centennial Scholarship Endowment Fund"
15 which will provide scholarships to future freshman Technology
16 majors; and
17 WHEREAS, Since its inception in 1902, pride, passion for
18 excellence, and leadership are traits that have put the
19 School of Technology at Eastern Illinois University on the
20 forefront for education and economic development in East
21 Central Illinois; therefore, be it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we congratulate the School of Technology at Eastern Illinois
25 University on the celebration of its Centennial Anniversary;
26 and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to Louis V. Hencken, President of Eastern Illinois
29 University, and to Mahyar Izadi, Chairman of the School of
30 Technology, as an expression of our esteem.