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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, President George W. Bush has nominated Dr. Gary D.
3 Glenn, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus of Political
4 Science at Northern Illinois University, to serve on the
5 National Council for the Humanities; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Dr. Gary Glenn's distinguished career at Northern
7 Illinois University has spanned four decades, beginning in 1966
8 as Assistant Professor; he became Associate Professor in 1978,
9 holding Assistant Chair from 1979 to 1986; he has been a Full
10 Professor since 1996; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Dr. Glenn was given the distinctive titles of
12 Presidential Teaching Professor in 2000 and Distinguished
13 Teaching Professor in 2004; he continues to serve the
14 university as Professor Emeritus, teaching an honors seminar in
15 political science; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Dr. Glenn is a prolific scholar of political
17 philosophy, American political thought, and religion and the
18 Constitution, having so far published 18 articles and 12 book
19 chapters; he has given some 70 local, national, and
20 international public lectures and presented 58 professional
21 conference papers; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Dr. Glenn is the recipient of numerous awards
2 honoring his scholarship and teaching, including the Great
3 Professor Award, University Honors Program, Northern Illinois
4 University (2003); Michael C. Maibach Outstanding Political
5 Theory Faculty Award (2001, 2002); Outstanding Teaching in
6 Political Science Award presented by The American Political
7 Science Association and Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political
8 Science Honor Society (2000); Honorary Inductee, Golden Key
9 National Honor Society (1999); Honorary Inductee, Phi Kappa Phi
10 National Scholastic Honorary (1996); Outstanding Faculty
11 Member Award by Northern Illinois University Pan-Hellenic
12 Council (1995); Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award,
13 Northern Illinois University (1995); Division of Student
14 Affairs Recognition Award, Northern Illinois University, for
15 contributions to the Political Science\Pre-Law\Public Affairs
16 Residence Hall Program (1986); Award for Excellence in Graduate
17 Teaching, Northern Illinois University Chapter of Pi Sigma
18 Alpha (1983); and the Distinguished Professor Award Northern
19 Illinois University Chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa scholastic
20 honorary fraternity (1973); and
 
21     WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Professor Glenn has
22 participated in a number of grant-funded studies, fellowships,
23 and academic sabbaticals; some of his research has been
24 supported by the University Research Grant (1973, 1975, 1976),
25 Graduate School Grant (1981, 1989, 1990, 1991), and Earhart

 

 

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1 Foundation Grant (1990, 1991, 1993); his studies are many, but
2 include "Ethics and the Public Servant", "Religion and the
3 Constitution", "The Judicialization of the Bill of Rights",
4 "Inalienable Rights in Classical Liberalism", and "Religion in
5 Western Political and Ethical Thought"; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The National Council for the Humanities is a 26
7 member advisory board to the National Endowment for the
8 Humanities (NEH), an independent agency of the federal
9 government which promotes excellence in the humanities; the
10 National Council for the Humanities advises the NEH on grant
11 applications, as well as matters of national policy; therefore,
12 be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15 extend our congratulations to Dr. Gary Glenn, a highly
16 qualified nominee to serve on the National Council for
17 Humanities, and we urge the U.S. Senate to confirm him to this
18 post; and be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
20 delivered to the President pro tempore of the Senate, the
21 Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, the Chairman and
22 Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health,
23 Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the U.S. Senate members of

 

 

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1 the Illinois Congressional Delegation; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to Dr. Gary Glenn as an expression of our esteem.