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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Charles C.
4 Gilbert III of Macomb on the occasion of his retirement as
5 director of Institutional Research and Planning at Western
6 Illinois University (WIU); and
 
7     WHEREAS, Dr. Gilbert holds a B.A. in history and an M.A. in
8 education with a specialization in student personnel work in
9 higher education from George Washington University in
10 Washington, D.C.; he completed advanced course work in guidance
11 and counseling at Moorhead State University in Moorhead,
12 Minnesota; and he received a Ph.D. in education, specializing
13 in institutional research and statistics from Southern
14 Illinois University; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He began his career at WIU in 1972 as assistant
16 director of Institutional Research and Planning; he went on to
17 serve as project director on the Board of Governors Common
18 Software Project, which entailed coordinating the
19 implementation of all aspects of the project on the Western
20 Illinois University campus; and
 
21     WHEREAS, In 1983, he moved on to the position of associate
22 director of Institutional Research and Planning, and in 1993,
23 he took over the duties of director of the same department; in
24 this position, he was responsible for the overall supervision
25 of the operation of the office, including directing special
26 studies and projects for the President and Board of Trustees of
27 the university; and
 
28     WHEREAS, Throughout his years at WIU, he has also served as
29 an associate professor in the Department of Information
30 Management, College of Business and Technology, teaching
31 statistics and research design; he served on many committees

 

 

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1 and as staff support for institutional task forces, was active
2 in many professional organizations, and was involved in and
3 authored several research projects; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Dr. Gilbert has been active in his community and
5 has served on the Macomb City Council since 2002; as a member
6 and president of the Board of Directors of the Macomb Area
7 Industrial Development Corporation; as a member and president
8 of the Board of Directors of the Western Illinois Regional
9 Council; as a member and chairman of the McDonough County
10 Board, serving as chairman of the Finance Committee for 14
11 years; as a member of the Board of Directors of the McDonough
12 County Rehabilitation Institute; as a member and president of
13 the Board of Directors of the McDonough County United Way; and
14 as a member of the Macomb Kiwanis; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
17 we congratulate Charles C. Gilbert III on the occasion of his
18 retirement, and we wish him well in all of his future
19 endeavors; and be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to Dr. Gilbert as an expression of our deepest
22 respect and esteem.