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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 Karen J. Nichols on 
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the occasion of her inauguration as President of the American 
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Osteopathic Association in Chicago; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Nichols will be the first woman to serve as 
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national President of the American Osteopathic Association 
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since its creation 113 years ago; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Nichols is a past president of the American 
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College of Osteopathic Internists and the Arizona Osteopathic 
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Medical Association; she has also served as a trustee of the 
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American Osteopathic Association for many years; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Nichols has served as the Dean of the Chicago 
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College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University since 
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2002; she collaborates with her fellow deans of medical schools 
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both in the State of Illinois and across the nation; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, As Dean of the Chicago College of Osteopathic 
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Medicine of Midwestern University, Dr. Nichols has focused 
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greatly on increasing student, faculty, and alumni involvement 
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in specialty and state medical societies, such as the Illinois 
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Osteopathic Medical Society, who named her recipient of their 
 


 






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highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, in 2003; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Nichols has personally escorted busloads of 
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Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine students to 
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Springfield for Osteopathic Physicians Days at the Illinois 
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State Capitol; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Nichols' work as a Health Policy Fellow and as 
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a national leader for the osteopathic medical profession has 
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reinforced her understanding of the importance of physician 
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legislative advocacy; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Karen J. Nichols on being elected by her peers as 
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the President of the American Osteopathic Association and wish 
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her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it 
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further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Dr. Karen Nichols as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.