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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to honor Nancy Morgan for her 30 years of
4service as Human Services Director for the Village of Mount
5Prospect; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Ms. Morgan received both her bachelor's and
7master's degrees from Illinois universities, earning her
8Bachelor's Degree in Family Social Services from Northern
9Illinois University and her Master's Degree in Social Work from
10the University of Illinois; and
 
11    WHEREAS, As head of Mount Prospect's Human Services
12Department, Ms. Morgan was responsible for providing
13short-term counseling to residents, reviewing Medicare claims,
14and managing State, local, and federal assistance programs; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Ms. Morgan presided over expansions in many
16programs, including the Holiday Meal Basket program and helped
17to establish the Community Connections Center, which assists
18residents in understanding and applying for a wide range of
19village services; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Despite budget cuts the department received in the
21wake of the recent economic downturn, the Mount Prospect Human

 

 

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1Services Department has seen its staff more than double during
2Ms. Morgan's tenure, growing from 6 employees in 1984 to its
3current size of 10 full-time employees and 5 interns; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Ms. Morgan was credited by Mount Prospect Village
5Manager Michael Janonis as being instrumental in the ongoing
6success of the Human Services Department; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Ms. Morgan will be retiring from her role as Human
8Services Director for the Village of Mount Prospect in February
9of 2014 after 30 years of service; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12we honor Nancy Morgan for her 30 years of service as Human
13Services Director for the Village of Mount Prospect and wish
14her many happy and healthy years to come; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to Nancy Morgan as a symbol of our esteem and
17respect.