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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Gary L.
3 Grzanich of Canton is retiring from his position as Regional
4 Superintendent of Schools for Fulton and Schuyler Counties
5 after over 28 years of service; and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Grzanich attended Western Illinois
7 University for his bachelor's degree and Bradley University
8 for his master's degree; he holds an Educational Specialist
9 Degree from Western Illinois University; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Grzanich has 11 years of teaching and
11 coaching experience and served 2 years with the Illinois
12 State Board of Education; he was first elected Regional
13 Superintendent of Fulton County in 1974; his region was
14 expanded to include Schuyler County in 1994; he is completing
15 his seventh term; he is a member of the Regional
16 Superintendents' Association, Illinois Association of School
17 Administrators, Phi Delta Kappa, Illinois Association for
18 Supervision and Curriculum Development, Association for
19 Supervision and Curriculum Development and is a member of the
20 Superintendent's Round Table at both Bradley University and
21 Western Illinois University; and
22 WHEREAS, Mr. Grzanich was a past member of the Blue
23 Ribbon Committee for Teacher Preparation and Training, a past
24 member of the State Certification Board, chairman of
25 Mid-Illini Education Cooperative, and a member of Area III
26 Regional Superintendents' Association; and
27 WHEREAS, Mr. Grzanich has played a very important role in
28 the success of the schools in his region; he introduced
29 teaching and evaluation methods as well as promoting the Fine
30 Arts through comprehensive grants, initiating an institute
31 day for the gifted students, bringing the substance abuse
32 DARE Program to Fulton County students, promoting and
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1 establishing cooperation and communication between
2 educational personnel, initiating the GED Testing Program in
3 Fulton County, initiating a Beginning Teacher Induction
4 Program, and he made numerous other contributions to the
5 field of education and the youth of Fulton and Schuyler
6 Counties; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Grzanich has earned the esteem of the
8 educational community he serves and the respect of his
9 colleagues; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Grzanich is married to Dian and is the
11 father of two children, Susan, who is an assistant principal
12 in Peoria, and Jon, who is a teacher and coach in Canton; he
13 enjoys sports, fishing, and hunting in his spare time;
14 therefore, be it
15 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
17 we congratulate Superintendent Gary L. Grzanich on his
18 retirement as the Regional Superintendent of Schools for
19 Fulton and Schuyler Counties and wish him well in the future;
20 and be it further
21 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22 presented to Gary L. Grzanich as a token of our respect and
23 esteem.