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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Robert Terry 
4Starks of Chicago on the occasion of his retirement as 
5associate professor with the Northeastern Illinois University 
6Inner City Studies Education Program; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Robert Starks was born on January 24, 1944, in 
8Grenada, Mississippi; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Robert Starks earned his bachelor's degree in 
10political science from Loyola University in Chicago in June of 
111968 and his master's degree in urban studies from Loyola 
12University in June of 1971; in 1971, he began working toward 
13his Ph.D. in political science at the University of Chicago; 
14and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Robert Starks was employed as a research 
16specialist at the Chicago Urban League from 1967 to 1970; he 
17also worked as a management consultant at Booz-Allen and 
18Hamilton, Inc. in Chicago from 1968 to 1969 and has served as a 
19political columnist and political editor at the N'DIGO 
20Newspaper since 1991; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Robert Starks began his career in higher education 
 
 
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1as director of Black Studies Program and instructor in the 
2Political Science Department at Northern Illinois University 
3in DeKalb in 1970; in 1972, he became an instructor at the 
4Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) Department of Inner 
5City Studies; in 1976, he became a tenured assistant professor 
6with the NEIU Department of Inner City Studies; in 1982, he 
7became an associate professor with the NEIU Department of 
8Educational Leadership and Development's Inner City Studies 
9Education Program; in 1999, he was the Founder, Grantsman, and 
10Director of the Harold Washington Institute for Research and 
11Policy Studies' Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Robert Starks and his wife, Judith A. Starks, have 
132 children, Kenya Miriama and Robert Willis; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Robert Starks serves as a model of hard work, 
15integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
16Illinois; therefore, be it
  
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
18NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
19we congratulate Robert Starks on the occasion of his 
20retirement, thank him for his many years of dedicated service 
21in higher education, and wish him many happy and healthy 
22retirement years; and be it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
2presented to Robert Starks as a symbol of our esteem and 
3respect.