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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Robert L. Mees currently serves as President |
3 | | of John A. Logan College, which serves over 20,000 students |
4 | | each semester in its career and transfer programs, continuing |
5 | | education programs, adult education programs, and Center for |
6 | | Business and Industry; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Robert Mees has over 40 years of service in |
8 | | education as a community college president and vice president, |
9 | | public school superintendent, principal, and math teacher; he |
10 | | has a distinguished record of being very committed to P-20 |
11 | | initiatives, which focus on articulation and cooperation from |
12 | | pre-school through higher education; he is a member of several |
13 | | regional and state-wide organizations that focus on P-20 |
14 | | initiatives and serves as executive secretary/treasurer for |
15 | | the Southern Illinois Schoolmasters and the Illinois |
16 | | Association of School Administrators Shawnee Division; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Robert Mees has shown his leadership skills by |
18 | | being involved at the State level with the Illinois Council of |
19 | | Community College Presidents and served as president of the |
20 | | organization in 2008-2009; he has a record of working very |
21 | | closely with the Illinois Community College Trustees |
22 | | Association and was one of the first presidents to receive the |
23 | | Trustee Education Award from ICCTA in 2007 and the Outstanding |
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1 | | Advocacy Award in 2008; he is a past president of the Illinois |
2 | | Community College Chief Academic Officers Organization; he |
3 | | also a member of a state-wide core group responsible for the |
4 | | Generations Serving Generation initiative, which promotes |
5 | | lifelong learning, volunteerism, civic engagement, and |
6 | | part-time employment for retirees; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Robert Mees has collaborated with educational |
8 | | and government leaders in the People's Republic of China on |
9 | | developing a community college system in their country; these |
10 | | efforts have included conducting a series of lectures in China |
11 | | on the American and Illinois Community College Systems and |
12 | | having two papers published in China on the American community |
13 | | college system, which were the first ever published in China on |
14 | | this topic; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Robert Mees has been very involved in his |
16 | | community and has taken on leadership roles with the Regional |
17 | | Economic Development Corporation, the Southern Illinois |
18 | | Workforce Investment Board, Connect SI, Southern Business |
19 | | Journal, Southern Illinois Schoolmasters, the Illinois |
20 | | Association of School Administrators, the Egypt Council of the |
21 | | Boy Scouts, "I Can Read" of Southern Illinois, the Carterville |
22 | | Planning Commission, the Carterville Chamber of Commerce, the |
23 | | Route 13 Corridor Development Group, the Educational Council of |
24 | | 100, the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, |
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1 | | and the Alzheimer's Association; he served as president of both |
2 | | the SIU Alumni Association and SIU-C Jackson County Alumni Club |
3 | | and served on the association's national board for 9 years; he |
4 | | is also a member of the Carterville Lions Club, Marion Rotary |
5 | | Club, and Carbondale Elks Club; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of his hard work and dedication to |
7 | | education, Dr. Robert Mees has been the recipient of several |
8 | | notable honors, including the Cambridge Who's Who "Top 101 |
9 | | Industry Experts 2011", the Award of Merit from Educational of |
10 | | 100, the "Leaders Among Us" award from the Southern Business |
11 | | Journal, the Outstanding Educator award from Phi Delta Kappa, |
12 | | SIU-C Chapter, the Distinguished Service award from the SIU |
13 | | Alumni Association, Williamson County Chapter, the Friend of |
14 | | Education award from the Illinois Principals Association, |
15 | | Shawnee Region, the Frank Samuel Community Service award from |
16 | | the Carterville Chamber of Commerce, the Carterville Chamber of |
17 | | Commerce's Member of the Year award, the Service to Southern |
18 | | Illinois Award from the SIU Alumni Association, Jackson County |
19 | | Chapter; and the Educator of the Year awards from the |
20 | | Carbondale Jaycees; therefore, be it
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21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
22 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
23 | | we congratulate Dr. Robert L. Mees on the occasion of his 40 |
24 | | years of service to his community as an educator and for |
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1 | | helping to educate, inspire, and enlighten the people of |
2 | | southern Illinois and recognizes him for his many achievements, |
3 | | the leadership role he has played in education on the local, |
4 | | State, and international levels, and his life-long dedication |
5 | | to the field of education; and be it further
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6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
7 | | delivered to Dr. Robert Mees as a symbol of our respect and |
8 | | esteem.
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