093_HR0168 LRB093 11398 HSS 13897 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of 3 the State of Illinois wish to thank Victor J. Boschini, Jr. 4 for his work as President of Illinois State University; and 5 WHEREAS, Dr. Boschini assumed the presidency at Illinois 6 State University on July 1, 1999; he originally came to ISU 7 in 1997 as Vice President for Student Affairs; he is also an 8 Associate Professor in the Educational Administration and 9 Foundations Department in ISU's College of Education; and 10 WHEREAS, Currently, Dr. Boschini is serving a term as a 11 member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Campus 12 Compact which is a coalition of Illinois college and 13 university presidents committed to helping students develop 14 the values and skills of citizenship through participation in 15 public and community service; and 16 WHEREAS, Dr. Boschini serves in the Bloomington-Normal 17 community as a member of the Bromenn Healthcare Board, the 18 Chestnut Health Systems Board of Directors, and the State 19 Farm Company Mutual Funds Board; and 20 WHEREAS, Prior to his position at ISU, he was a member of 21 the administration at Butler University in Indianapolis, 22 Indiana, where he was Associate Provost; he also taught at 23 Butler in the College of Education; and 24 WHEREAS, Dr. Boschini and his wife, Megan, have four 25 children, Elizabeth Anne, Mary Catherine, Edward Mark, and 26 Margaret Ellen; they have been very active in the 27 Bloomington-Normal community and have supported ISU with 28 warmth, friendliness, energy, and enthusiasm; and 29 WHEREAS, Dr. Boschini will be leaving his position as 30 President of ISU; therefore, be it -2- LRB093 11398 HSS 13897 r 1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 2 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 3 we thank Dr. Boschini for his service to Illinois State 4 University; and be it further 5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 6 presented to President Victor J. Boschini, Jr. as a token of 7 our respect and esteem and with our best wishes for success 8 in his future endeavors.