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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Cyndi Oberle-Dahm on the 
4occasion of her retirement as a history teacher in Belleville 
5Township District 201; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Cyndi Oberle-Dahm has taught Advanced Placement 
7History for 34 years and served as chair of the Social Studies 
8Department for the past 15 years; she has educated, coached, 
9and mentored more than 4,000 students during her tenure; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Cyndi Oberle-Dahm earned a Bachelor of Arts in 
11History from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a 
12Master of Science in History from Southern Illinois University 
13Edwardsville; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Cyndi Oberle-Dahm has coached Odyssey of the 
15Mind, Scholar Bowl, and varsity cheerleading for football and 
16basketball, and she has been a club sponsor for Model UN and 
17the Rare Disease Club; she coordinated the Veterans Day 
18Assembly for more than 20 years and has hosted several 
19naturalization ceremonies at Belleville West High School; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Cyndi Oberle-Dahm has served as a World Link 
21Foreign Exchange coordinator and student sponsor; she 
 
 
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1coordinated the study abroad program for over a decade of 
2student trips to Europe and received Fulbright Educational 
3Fellowships to Japan, China, and Russia; and
 
4    WHEREAS, As president of the Southwest Area Council 
5(SWAC), an affiliate of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, 
6Cyndi Oberle-Dahm represented over 6,000 members; she has 
7served the Belleville Federation of Teachers Local 434 as 
8president for multiple terms and as building representative, 
9executive council member, and negotiating team member; after 
10holding the position of secretary/treasurer with the Illinois 
11Federation of Teachers, she assumed her current role of vice 
12president; and
 
13    WHEREAS, In addition to her professional accomplishments, 
14Cyndi Oberle-Dahm is a wife to Norm and a mother to their four 
15children, Conrad, Eliot, Rebecca, and Emily; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Cyndi Oberle-Dahm has been a source of 
17inspiration for teachers and students over the course of her 
18celebrated career; as an advocate for students, colleagues, 
19and the State educational system, she is what teachers strive 
20to be; therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
22HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
 
 
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1we congratulate Cyndi Oberle-Dahm on her retirement from 
2Belleville Township District 201 and thank her for her 
3commitment to the community and to the State of Illinois; and 
4be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
6presented to Cyndi Oberle-Dahm as an expression of our esteem 
7and respect.