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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate the faculty, 
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staff, students, and alumni of Benedictine University in Lisle 
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on the 120th anniversary of the institution; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Benedictine University was founded in Chicago as 
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St. Procopius College by the Benedictine Procopius Abbey on 
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March 2, 1887; Father Nepomucene Jaegar was the founder of the 
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college; other teachers during that time are also considered as 
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founders, but only Father Jaegar had the legal authority to 
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establish the school; Father Procopius Neuzil and two other 
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Benedictine monks were the first teachers at the college; and

 
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    WHEREAS, It secured a charter from the State of Illinois in 
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1890 and in 1900 a cornerstone was laid for a building to be 
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erected in a cornfield in Lisle and Benedictine was dedicated 
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in September 1901; in 1914 the abbey was formally moved to that 
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location from Chicago; after additions were added to the 
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building, it housed St. Procopius Abbey, College and Academy, 
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and Seminary; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Father Daniel Kucera in 
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the 1950s, Illinois Benedictine College (now, Benedictine 
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University), received accreditation apart from the academy; 
 


 






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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Father Kucera, separate 
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Boards of Trustees were established for the college and 
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academy; and

 
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    WHEREAS, From its origins as a school for Czech students 
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with Czech as the lecture language, to becoming the school it 
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is today, Benedictine University has positively impacted many 
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people in 120 years, and we look forward to more 
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accomplishments from this fine institution; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the administration, faculty, staff, students, and 
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alumni of Benedictine University on this occasion and wish all 
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involved with Benedictine University continued success in the 
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future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to William J. Carroll, President of Benedictine 
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University, as a symbol of our respect and esteem.