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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Dr. Donald Kussmaul, Ed.D., was elected
3 president-elect of the 14,000-member American Association of
4 School Administrators (AASA) in 2003; he ran unopposed; he
5 began his term as president of AASA on July 1, 2004; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Dr. Kussmaul served as superintendent of the
7 700-student East Dubuque School District from 1983 to 2004;
8 previously, he served as superintendent of the Tiskilwa School
9 District; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Dr. Kussmaul received his bachelor's and master's
11 degrees from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, and
12 his doctoral degree from Loyola University of Chicago; he has
13 been an educator for the past 37 years; he is currently the
14 District Consultant for the East Dubuque School District; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He has served as secretary of the Illinois
16 Association of School Administrators for the past 8 years; he
17 is a member of the Horace Mann League and a board member for
18 the National Center for Education Research and Technology; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Dr. Kussmaul, who has been an AASA member for 25
20 years, has held a variety of AASA leadership positions; he has
21 served as a member of the Executive Committee since 2000; he
22 also has served as chairman of AASA's Rural/Small Schools
23 Advisory Committee, as a member of the New Building Committee
24 and the Governance Design Team, and as Liaison to the
25 Technology, Suburban, and Audit Committees; he has been a
26 member of the Illinois Association of School Administrators
27 since 1977; and
 
28     WHEREAS, AASA, founded in 1865, is the professional
29 organization for over 13,000 educational leaders across
30 America and in many other countries; AASA's mission is to

 

 

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1 support and develop effective school system leaders who are
2 dedicated to the highest quality public education for all
3 children; AASA's major focus is standing up for public
4 education; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7 we congratulate Dr. Donald L. Kussmaul on a successful term as
8 president of the American Association of School
9 Administrators; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Dr. Kussmaul as an expression of our respect and
12 esteem.