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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor the life of Dr. James
4 Barushok of Northeastern Illinois University; and
 
5     WHEREAS, For 15 of his 30 years at Northeastern, James
6 Barushok chaired the Department of Speech and Performing Arts;
7 he contributed significantly to the growth and development of
8 the department and was instrumental in the creation of its
9 graduate program, which continued under his guidance as the
10 department's Director of Graduate Studies; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He was an exemplary teacher; his students and
12 colleagues benefitted not only from his expertise in theatre
13 history, theory, and interpretation but from his
14 accessibility, availability, and his willingness to serve as a
15 guide and mentor; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Outside the classroom Dr. Barushok directed more
17 than fifty theatrical productions, including works by
18 Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Shaw; he acted in over 30 productions;
19 and he founded two theatre programs, one at the University of
20 Maine and one in Chicago; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Dr. Barushok was an active participant and office

 

 

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1 holder in the Speech Communication Association and the American
2 Theatre Association, and served on several North Central
3 Accreditation Association visitation committees; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Dr. Barushok had a long record of service to the
5 college and the university including serving as a University
6 Advisor, as a member of the University Theatre Advisory Board
7 and the Fine Arts General Education Outcomes Task Force, as
8 well as chairing the University Faculty Excellence Awards
9 Committee and serving as president of the University Senate;
10 his dedication and readiness to serve made him an invaluable
11 member of the university community and he takes with him the
12 respect and appreciation of his students and colleagues;
13 therefore, be it
 
14     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
16 honor the life of Dr. James Barushok, who died on Saturday, May
17 5, 2007; and be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to Dr. James Barushok's family as a symbol of our
20 respect and esteem.