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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. John Carl Bowling on
4the occasion of his retirement as president of Olivet Nazarene
5University; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Dr. Bowling has been the president of Olivet
7Nazarene University since 1991; prior to becoming president, he
8served for eight years as the senior pastor of the College
9Church of the Nazarene in Bourbonnais; he also served as senior
10pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene in Dallas, Texas; he
11has been a member of the faculty at Nazarene Bible College in
12Colorado Springs, Colorado and at Olivet Nazarene University;
13and
 
14    WHEREAS, Dr. Bowling holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religion
15and a Master of Arts in Theology from Olivet Nazarene
16University, a Master of Religious Education and a Doctor of
17Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, a
18Doctor of Ministry from Southern Methodist University, and an
19honorary Doctor of Divinity, which was conferred upon him by
20Olivet during its centennial celebration; he was also chosen as
21a Resident Fellow for post-doctoral studies at Harvard
22University; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Dr. Bowling is active with a variety of
2professional organizations and local community affairs,
3including membership on the board of the People's Bank in
4Kankakee; he served for many years as vice chairman of the
5Riverside Health System Board of Directors and for ten years as
6a member of the Board of Trustees of Rush University Medical
7Center in Chicago; he has also served as a member of the United
8Way board and the board of the Kankakee Valley Chamber of
9Commerce; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dr. Bowling is a former Chairman of the Board of
11Directors of the Nazarene Publishing House in Kansas City,
12Missouri and a former member of the Church of the Nazarene
13Foundation Board of Directors; he also served for 12 years as a
14member of the general board for the Church of the Nazarene,
15including eight years as president; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Dr. Bowling was selected as Citizen of the Year by
17the Chamber of Commerce and is a recipient of the Community
18Alliance Beacon Award; he was also selected for special
19community recognition as Samaritan of the Year; recently, he
20was awarded the CASE V Chief Executive Leadership Award; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Dr. Bowling is also an accomplished writer, having
22authored over 65 published articles and six books; therefore,
23be it
 
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
2HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we congratulate Dr. John Carl Bowling on his retirement as
4president of Olivet Nazarene University, and we wish him the
5best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Dr. Bowling as a symbol of our respect and esteem.