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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Elizabeth "Betsy" |
| 4 | | Shapiro, D.D.S., J.D. on the recent conclusion of her service |
| 5 | | as the interim executive director of the American Dental |
| 6 | | Association (ADA) and her continued, distinguished service to |
| 7 | | organized dentistry; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Shapiro has dedicated her professional life |
| 9 | | to advancing oral health, serving her patients with skill and |
| 10 | | compassion, and strengthening the dental profession through |
| 11 | | leadership, advocacy, and public service; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Shapiro is a graduate of the University of |
| 13 | | Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry and earned her Juris |
| 14 | | Doctor from Northern Illinois University College of Law, |
| 15 | | combining her dental background with legal training and |
| 16 | | executive leadership in service to organized dentistry; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Shapiro has served the ADA in numerous |
| 18 | | important roles, including as the 2011-2012 Hillenbrand |
| 19 | | Fellow, senior director of the Center for Dental Practice |
| 20 | | Policy, and interim executive director, and she now returns to |
| 21 | | her role as the chief of governance and strategy management; |
| 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In these roles, Dr. Shapiro has helped to guide |
| 2 | | the work of the ADA, support the profession of dentistry, and |
| 3 | | advance policy, governance, and strategic leadership on behalf |
| 4 | | of dentists and patients across the nation; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Shapiro follows in a proud family tradition |
| 6 | | of service as the daughter of Dr. David Shapiro, who was |
| 7 | | himself a dentist, a former member of the Illinois House of |
| 8 | | Representatives, and later a member and minority leader in the |
| 9 | | Illinois Senate; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Inspired by her father's legacy of professional |
| 11 | | and public service, Dr. Shapiro has brought great credit to |
| 12 | | the State of Illinois through her own exceptional |
| 13 | | contributions to dentistry and organized dentistry at both the |
| 14 | | State and national levels; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 16 | | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 17 | | we congratulate Elizabeth "Betsy" Shapiro, D.D.S., J.D. on her |
| 18 | | outstanding career in dentistry, commend her many |
| 19 | | contributions to the American Dental Association, the Illinois |
| 20 | | State Dental Society, and the profession at large, and wish |
| 21 | | her continued success in her service to organized dentistry; |
| 22 | | and be it further
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