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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman
4on receiving her Ph.D. at the age of 17; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dr. Tillman had obtained an associate's degree, a
6bachelor's degree, and master's degree by the age of 14 and set
7her sights on a doctorate; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Dr. Tillman delivered her dissertation at the age
9of 17, and at 18, she is officially a doctor after walking at
10Arizona State University's College of Health Solutions
11convocation on May 8, 2024; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Dr. Tillman excelled in her academic pursuits
13from a young age; by age 7, she was already doing high school
14work and started to take college level module tests and apply
15the credits toward higher education; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Dr. Tillman studied integrated behavioral health
17at Arizona State University; for her dissertation, she
18explored the stigma that prevents university students from
19getting mental health treatment; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Dr. Tillman also devotes her time to running the

 

 

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1Dorothy Jeanius STEAM Leadership Institute, which inspires
2hundreds of underserved young people in Chicago, as well as
3abroad in countries such as Ghana and South Africa, to pursue
4STEAM careers; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dr. Tillman hopes to continue developing her
6camps and start applying her studies on integrated behavioral
7health into her work; she also hopes to work more with children
8in Africa; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
10HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11we congratulate Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman on receiving her
12Ph.D. at the age of 17; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to Dr. Tillman as a symbol of our respect and esteem.