HR0637 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0637 LRB097 14799 KXB 60019 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Nancy Rodkin Rotering on the occasion of her 50th birthday; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Rotering grew up in Highland Park and attended Braeside School, Edgewood School, and Highland Park High School; she subsequently earned her bachelor's degree in economics at Stanford University, her MBA at Northwestern University, and her law degree at the University of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Rotering is an attorney and businesswoman; she began her career as a member of the Treasurer's staff at General Motors; she subsequently joined McDermott, Will, and Emery as an attorney working on health care matters; in 2008, she shifted her focus to government work and served as a Legislative Aide to Illinois State Representative Karen May; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Rotering's dedication to public service began in 2005, when the Mayor appointed her as a member of the Environmental Commission; in 2006, she was appointed as a member of the Plan Commission; she was also a member of the advisory board for the Park District of Highland Park's lakefront activities and Heller Nature Center, and served as Braeside School PTO Co-President; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Rotering was elected to serve as Mayor of the City of Highland Park in April of 2011; prior to that, she served as Highland Park City Councilman from 2009 to 2011, where she served as the Liaison to the City's Design Review, Traffic, and Historic Preservation Commissions; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Rotering is an ex-officio board member of the Community Family Center and was awarded the 2006 Robert Barnard Pillar Award by the Highland Park Human Relations Commission for her work as the founder of the Environmental Education Program (EEP) for North Shore District 112 Schools and on behalf of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Rotering is an active member of the Highland Park/Highwood Rotary, the Ravinia Festival Women's Board and Annual Fund Committee, the Children's Memorial Foundation Board of Directors, the Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs (JACPAC), Hadassah, and the Highland Park/Highwood League of Women Voters; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Rotering and her husband, Rob, live in Highland Park with their four sons, Charlie, Jack, Andy, and Pete; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Nancy Rodkin Rotering on the occasion of her 50th birthday and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Nancy Rotering as a symbol of our esteem and respect.