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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Jeff Maierhofer on his 
434-year career at Seneca High School and recognize the 
5positive impact he has had on students; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer received his education at the 
7University of Illinois and obtained a dual major in 
8agriculture education and agriculture economics in 1988 and a 
9master's degree in agriculture education in 1992; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer embarked on his career in 
11education in 1989 in Seneca, and his teaching has included 
12agriculture industry, agriculture sciences, horticulture, and 
13agribusiness management; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer's career in education at Seneca 
15has had a particular focus on agriculture; he teaches 
16agriculture, is the advisor of Seneca's Future Farmers of 
17America (FFA), and manages the school's land lab; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer has represented agricultural 
19education in leadership capacities across the country; 
20Seneca's agricultural education department  and its Future 
21Farmers of America have been recognized on the state and 
 
 
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1national level, including 18 consecutive Illinois FFA 
2Outstanding Chapter recognitions; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer is a member of the Illinois 
4Association of Vocational Agriculture Teachers (IAVAT), the 
5Illinois Association of Career and Technical Educators 
6(IACTE), the National Association of Agriculture Educators 
7(NAAE), and the Association for Career and Technical Education 
8(ACTE); and
 
9    WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer served on the Illinois FFA Board 
10of Directors, was elected as the 2004-2005 National 
11Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) National 
12President, spent two terms on the National Council for 
13Agricultural Education, was a consultant to the National FFA 
14Board of Directors, Trustees of the National FFA Foundation, 
15and served as the National Vice President of the Ag Ed Division 
16of the Association of Career and Technical Educators (ACTE) 
17from 2010-2012; in addition, he serves as an associate 
18director for the LaSalle County Soil and Water Conservation 
19District; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer was awarded the 2022 National 
21ACTE Carl Perkins Community Service Award from the Association 
22for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), which recognizes 
23individuals who have used CTE to make a significant impact on 
 
 
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1their community and who have demonstrated leadership in 
2programs and activities that promote student involvement in 
3community service; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer is a local historian and served 
5on the board of directors of the Seneca Historical Guild, 
6where he was the lead author for The Story of Seneca, Illinois 
7and helped create the Seneca Area Heritage Museum; and
 
  
8    WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer is a lifelong resident of Seneca, 
9where he still lives on the family's Centennial Farm north of 
10town; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer's wife, Jenna, is also an 
12educator and teaches math at Seneca High School, and the 
13couple are proud parents of two vibrant boys, Levi James and 
14Calvin Jon; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer enjoys working with his father on 
16the farm and plays baseball and softball whenever possible; 
17therefore, be it
  
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
19HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
20we congratulate Jeff Maierhofer on his retirement and thank 
21him for his 34 years of service as an educator at Seneca High 
 
 
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1School and for the  invaluable impact he has made on the lives 
2of his students, his community, and the industry of 
3agriculture; and be it further
  
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
5presented to Jeff Maierhofer as a symbol of our respect and 
6esteem.