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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives join "Mostly Music at Northeastern Illinois
4 University" as they proudly recognize Eileen R. Mackevich,
5 co-founder and president of the Chicago Humanities Festival
6 from 1989 to 2005, and Northeastern Illinois University (NIU)
7 alumna; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Ms. Mackevich is leaving the Festival after
9 fifteen years, and on September 23, 2005, NIU will honor Eileen
10 Mackevich for her immense contribution to the cultural life of
11 Illinois; and
 
12     WHEREAS, What began as a modest one-day festival at the
13 Illinois Humanities Council, inspired by its chairman and
14 supported by four of Chicago's leading institutions: the
15 University of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Art
16 Institute of Chicago, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, grew
17 under the leadership of its director, Eileen Mackevich, into a
18 three-week annual Festival drawing thousands to a veritable
19 feast of lectures and performances from around the world; and
 
20     WHEREAS, The fifteen festivals under her direction brought
21 together novelists, scholars, musicians, archaeologists,
22 historians, artists, playwrights, theologians, poets,
23 architects, policy makers, and others to offer presentations
24 around a theme of universal interest, such as "Expressions of
25 Freedom", "Birth & Death", "Words & Pictures", and "Saving +
26 Spending"; and
 
27     WHEREAS, In seeking out ever more exciting programs, Eileen
28 Mackevich "toured" the world from her desk at the Chicago
29 Humanities Festival to meet and invite authors, poets,
30 performing artists, statesmen, and politicians to Chicago to
31 participate in Festival programs; many have been touched by the

 

 

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1 vision and enthusiasm that for the past fifteen years Eileen
2 Mackevich brought to her leadership of the Chicago Humanities
3 Festival; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we join "Mostly Music at Northeastern Illinois University" in
7 recognizing Eileen Mackevich's leadership, great energy,
8 enthusiasm, and vision, and we commend her for her contribution
9 to the field of the humanities; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Eileen Mackevich as an expression of our
12 admiration and esteem and best wishes for continued success in
13 all of her future endeavors.