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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, After 24 years of dedicated, progressively | ||||||
3 | responsible service to Illinois State University, Arlene Hosea | ||||||
4 | is retiring from her current position as Director of Campus | ||||||
5 | Dining Services and Assistant to the Vice President of Student | ||||||
6 | Affairs for Diversity Education; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea was born and raised in the | ||||||
8 | Bloomington area and was a graduate of Bloomington High School; | ||||||
9 | she subsequently earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of | ||||||
10 | Science in Home Economics from Illinois State University; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea successfully managed Illinois State | ||||||
12 | University dining centers, providing food to more than 7,000 | ||||||
13 | student residents with a staff of more than 180 civil service | ||||||
14 | staff members and 1,100 student employees and balancing an | ||||||
15 | operational budget of $24 million; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea openly and consistently shared her | ||||||
17 | knowledge and expertise through her role as an adjunct faculty | ||||||
18 | member, teaching Food Service Management and Quantity Foods | ||||||
19 | from 2008 to 2010; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Under Arlene Hosea's leadership, Campus Dining | ||||||
21 | Services became an integral part of the educational community, |
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1 | using food to encourage the gathering of diverse populations | ||||||
2 | and to celebrate local, regional, national, and global | ||||||
3 | perspectives; she oversaw the development and implementation | ||||||
4 | of a long-range master plan, renovated 2 dining halls, opened | ||||||
5 | new retail franchise dining locations, and redesigned the meal | ||||||
6 | plan program; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea has been integral in the development | ||||||
8 | and facilitation of campus-wide, ground-breaking programs in | ||||||
9 | diversity, cultural competency, and social justice; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Beyond campus, Arlene Hosea served her community | ||||||
11 | by participating in non-profit board governance for YWCA McLean | ||||||
12 | County, The Baby Fold, and Special Olympics Illinois; she was | ||||||
13 | also appointed to the Town of Normal's Human Relations | ||||||
14 | Commission and Sustainability Subcommittee and the Advisory | ||||||
15 | Council for the Multicultural Leadership Program; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea has been the recipient of numerous | ||||||
17 | awards, including YWCA McLean County's Women of Distinction | ||||||
18 | award, the Illinois State University Administrative | ||||||
19 | Professionals Distinguished Service Award, the Neil R. Gamsky | ||||||
20 | Quality of Student Life Award, and the Distinguished Alumni | ||||||
21 | Award from the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at | ||||||
22 | Illinois State University; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea is deeply rooted in her faith and | ||||||
2 | lovingly tied with her large and growing family; she is also | ||||||
3 | known for her great generosity and compassion; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
5 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
6 | we congratulate Arlene Hosea on the occasion of her retirement | ||||||
7 | and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and | ||||||
8 | be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to Arlene Hosea as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
11 | respect.
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