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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 Eastern Illinois |
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| University Swim Coach Ray Padovan on his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Ray Padovan is the dean of Eastern Illinois |
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| University (EIU) coaches and a former NCAA record-holder; he |
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| accomplished a lot in his final season, earning Summit League |
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| mens' Coach-of-the-Year honors; during his tenure, he has |
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| coached EIU to eight conference championships, including three |
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| (two men's, one women's) Midwest Championships; his career |
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| dual-meet record stands at 423-329-1; and
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| WHEREAS, Ray Padovan successfully fought for and saved the |
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| men's programs at EIU; Ray Padovan developed the Panther |
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| swimming program into one the most well respected in the |
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| country over five decades; he has had a positive impact on two |
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| or three thousand students during his 42-year coaching and |
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| teaching career; the men's team, along with wrestling was |
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| terminated in 1995, and he fought to save the programs and |
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| ultimately succeeded in reinstating both; he also worked to |
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| strengthen the team and put it on stronger footing; and
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| WHEREAS, Coach Padovan was named the 1981 NCAA Division II |
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| National Coach of the Year' after directing the Panthers to a |
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| sixth place national finish in Eastern's last year at that |
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| level; in 14 years of NAIA or NCAA Division II competition, he |
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| has coached the men to nine top 10 finishes, with 24 swimmers |
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| earning 124 total All-American honors; and
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| WHEREAS, In three years of competition at the Association |
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| of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Division II |
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| national meet, Ray Padovan led the women to 25th, 12th, and |
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| 15th place between 1981-1983 and nine Panther women earned 32 |
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| All-American honors; and
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| WHEREAS, Coach Padovan is a member of the Southern Illinois |
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| University Hall of Fame, where he set NCAA records in the 50 |
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| and 100-freestyles back in 1961 while earning his undergraduate |
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| degree in physical education in 1964 and a master's degree in |
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| health in 1965; he finished third in the 50 in 1961 with a |
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| 22.20, a time that would place him 7th on his current team; and
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| WHEREAS, He coached one year at Eastern New Mexico, where |
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| the Greyhounds were second at the NAIA National Tournament; he |
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| is a native of North Miami, Florida, and competed at the |
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| Masters Championships in 1986, where he set five national 45-49 |
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| age group records; 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 |