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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Robert E.
4 McClellan, Jr. on the occasion of his retirement from Hortica
5 Insurance & Employee Benefits in Edwardsville after 21 years of
6 dedicated service; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Robert E. McClellan, Jr. earned his bachelor's
8 degrees in math and business in 1974 and his master's degree in
9 information systems in 1976; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Robert E. McClellan, Jr. was employed with
11 Automation Facilitators, Inc. in Edwardsville from 1981 until
12 1987; he also served as an adjunct faculty member at Southern
13 Illinois University and Webster University during that time;
14 and
 
15     WHEREAS, Robert E. McClellan, Jr. has had a long and
16 distinguished career with Hortica Insurance & Employee
17 Benefits; he formerly held the positions of President, Chief
18 Executive Officer, Vice President/MIS, and Executive Vice
19 President/Chief Operating Officer; at the time of his
20 retirement, he served the company as Special Advisor to the
21 President & CEO; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Robert E. McClellan, Jr. has been an active member
2 of his community; he served as co-chair of the Missouri
3 Botanical Gardens - Gardens of SIUE Steering Committee; he has
4 been a member of the Great Rivers Research Project Advisory
5 Team, the SIUE School of Engineering Advisory Group, the Lewis &
6 Clark Community College Foundation, the Southern Illinois
7 University Edwardsville Foundation, the Executive Council of
8 the Alliance of Edwardsville & Glen Carbon, the I-55 Corridor
9 Study Project Management Team, and the Mid-America Airport
10 Cargo Steering Committee; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Robert E. McClellan, Jr.'s dedication to his
12 profession and his willingness to serve his community make him
13 a model for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be
14 it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17 congratulate Robert E. McClellan, Jr. on the occasion of his
18 retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the
19 future; and be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to Robert E. McClellan, Jr. as a symbol of our esteem
22 and respect.