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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Steve Bragg on the
4 occasion of his retirement as vice president for Finance and
5 Planning at Illinois State University on April 30, 2009; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Steve Bragg became interim vice president and then
7 vice president of the Finance and Planning division after
8 serving as the director of Planning, Policy Studies, and
9 Information Systems for four years; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Prior to his service as vice president for Finance
11 and Planning, Steve Bragg served with the Illinois Board of
12 Higher Education, where he worked in Planning and Analytical
13 Studies, Academic Affairs, and Fiscal Affairs; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Under Steve Bragg's leadership, many numerous
15 improvements and innovations have been made to Illinois State
16 University; he established financing precedents in acquiring
17 and developing the university's new Alumni Center in
18 partnership with the Illinois State University Foundation and
19 private developers; he was instrumental in financing the new
20 Student Fitness and Kinesiology and Recreation Center that will
21 serve as a model for future development; during his tenure, ISU
22 completed its Campus Master Plan and opened several new

 

 

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1 facilities, including the Center for the Performing Arts, the
2 College of Business Building, and a research farm in Lexington;
3 a comprehensive renovation plan resulted in remodeling
4 projects for Schroeder Hall, several residence halls, and
5 improvements to almost every campus building; the
6 establishment of zone chiller concepts, combined with creative
7 energy purchase processes, has saved ISU millions of dollars;
8 he also worked to enhance and streamline Human Resources and
9 Information Systems processes and led the implementation of a
10 four-year tuition guarantee plan prior to the passage of the
11 State's "Truth In Tuition" laws; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Steve Bragg serves as a model of hard work,
13 integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
14 Illinois; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17 congratulate Steve Bragg on the occasion of his retirement and
18 wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it
19 further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to Steve Bragg as a symbol of our esteem and respect.