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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to congratulate Sam Ackerman, an esteemed |
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| resident of Chicago, on the occasion of the celebration of his |
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| 70th birthday on December 23, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Sam Ackerman was born in New York City in 1934 and |
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| spent his childhood in Connecticut; he graduated from Cornell |
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| University in 1956 with a BA degree in government, and received |
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| his MBA degree from the University of Chicago in 1966; he has |
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| taught at Roosevelt University as an adjunct professor since |
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| 1988; and
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| WHEREAS, His first priority is to his family; he is the |
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| father of five children and grandfather to nine grandchildren; |
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| he has a brother, sister, foster sister, and nieces and |
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| nephews; and
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| WHEREAS, Sam is currently Education Director of Comprand, |
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| Inc., a non-profit research and advocacy organization in |
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| Chicago dedicated to improved education and health care for |
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| inner-city residents; he also serves public and private-sector |
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| clients as a human resources consultant and trainer; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1984, he was loaned to the City of Chicago by |
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| CFS Continental, where he held the position of Director of |
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| Training and Productivity Improvement; he served under Mayor |
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| Washington, first as Special Counsel and then as First Deputy |
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| Commissioner of Personnel; and
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| WHEREAS, He has served for eight years on the Board of the |
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| Illinois Quality of Work Life Council, an organization |
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| committed to labor-management cooperation and increased |
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| democracy in the workplace; and
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