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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Chevy Humphrey on being | ||||||
| 4 | named president and chief executive officer of the Museum of | ||||||
| 5 | Science and Industry in Chicago; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Chevy Humphrey is a long-time, successful leader | ||||||
| 7 | in the museum field; she previously served as president and | ||||||
| 8 | CEO of the Arizona Science Center (ASC) in Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||
| 9 | for nearly 15 years; during her tenure at ASC, museum assets | ||||||
| 10 | grew from $3 to $42 million, annual revenues grew by more than | ||||||
| 11 | 200 percent, and the number of annual visitors to ASC, onsite | ||||||
| 12 | and offsite, more than tripled; her leadership led to ASC | ||||||
| 13 | acquiring two non-profits to maximize programming and ASC | ||||||
| 14 | becoming a trusted partner to state education leaders and the | ||||||
| 15 | science teaching community; prior to being named CEO in 2005, | ||||||
| 16 | she served in multiple roles with the institution; earlier in | ||||||
| 17 | her career, she gained experience in development with the | ||||||
| 18 | Phoenix Symphony and two institutions of higher education; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Chevy Humphrey is recognized as a leader on | ||||||
| 20 | national and international levels; she currently serves as | ||||||
| 21 | chair of the Board of the American Alliance of Museums, the | ||||||
| 22 | largest international association of museums in the world; she | ||||||
| 23 | was selected by her peers as chair of the Board of the | ||||||
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| 1 | Association of Science and Technology Centers, the | ||||||
| 2 | organization that serves more than 500 science centers in more | ||||||
| 3 | than 50 countries; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Chevy Humphrey is well-known in the Arizona | ||||||
| 5 | community and beyond for her leadership; she was named Mentor | ||||||
| 6 | of the Year the first time the award was given and one of the | ||||||
| 7 | Most Admired CEOs by Phoenix Business Journal; she was also | ||||||
| 8 | named a Visionary Leader by the Women's National Basketball | ||||||
| 9 | Association and BBVA Compass; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Chevy Humphrey is the first woman and Black | ||||||
| 11 | American to lead the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI); she | ||||||
| 12 | received a unanimous vote to become the next president and CEO | ||||||
| 13 | of MSI from the Board of Trustees; she was chosen for her | ||||||
| 14 | effective leadership skills, her track record, her commitment | ||||||
| 15 | to science education, her international leadership within her | ||||||
| 16 | field, and her deep desire to engage with Chicago's many | ||||||
| 17 | diverse communities; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Chevy Humphrey stepped into her new position as | ||||||
| 19 | president and CEO of the Museum of Science and Industry in | ||||||
| 20 | January 2021; she succeeded David Mosena, who retired at the | ||||||
| 21 | end of 2020 after 23 years leading MSI; therefore, be it
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| 22 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
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| 1 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | we congratulate Chevy Humphrey on being named president and | ||||||
| 3 | CEO of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and | ||||||
| 4 | welcome her to Illinois; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to Chevy Humphrey as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 7 | respect.
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