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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in
4 the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
 
5     WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Ronald E.
6 Everett, Ph.D., will be retiring June 30, 2006, after 40 years
7 of service in the field of education; he is Professor Emeritus
8 of Educational Administration and School Business Management
9 at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and has served as
10 Executive Director of the Illinois Association of School
11 Business Officials (Illinois ASBO) since 1982; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Dr. Everett received his Bachelor of Science
13 degree, Master of Arts degree, and Ph.D. from the University of
14 Utah; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He spent 17 years in such roles as a classroom
16 teacher, Business Manager, Assistant Superintendent, and
17 Superintendent and 23 years in his university assignment and as
18 Executive Director; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Dr. Everett received the first ASBO International
20 Eagle Award (Service to the Profession), the IASA Van Miller
21 Outstanding Scholar Practitioner Award from the University of
22 Illinois and the Illinois Association of School
23 Administrators, and was installed as Distinguished Visiting
24 Scholar at Lincolnshire-Humberside University in Lincoln,
25 England, where he annually lectures in their MBA program for
26 school bursars; and
 
27     WHEREAS, Dr. Everett has published many articles in the
28 area of school finance and school business management and
29 recently completed a second edition of an accounting textbook
30 for school administrators; in addition to his publication

 

 

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1 record, he has spoken at conferences and conducted seminars and
2 workshops in Canada, Chile, United Kingdom, China, South
3 Africa, Australia, and throughout the United States; and
 
4     WHEREAS, His current efforts focus on delivering the full
5 Master's Degree in School Business Management Program online;
6 in addition to his other activities, Dr. Everett previously
7 served on and continues to serve on numerous educational
8 consortia and other associations and committees relating to the
9 field of education; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12 we honor and recognize Dr. Everett for his 40 years of service
13 and outstanding leadership in the field of education; and be it
14 further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to Dr. Everett as an expression of our respect and
17 esteem and with our best wishes on the occasion of his
18 retirement.