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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Douglas E. Zemke on
4the occasion of his retirement as President of Millikin
5University on December 31, 2010; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Douglas Zemke graduated from Millikin University
7in 1966; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Douglas Zemke has more than 30 years of business
9management experience in the telecommunications industry with
10the former Illinois Bell, AT&T, and Cincinnati Bell; in
11December of 1997, he retired as senior vice president at
12Cincinnati Bell Telephone, where he led all activities
13associated with the restructuring of the business from 1993 to
141995; he was also one of the founding managing members of
15InDecatur Ventures, LLC, Main Street Bank & Trust (now Busey
16Bank), and the Tabor School's Center for Entrepreneurship; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Douglas Zemke served as Dean of the Tabor School
18of Business from January of 1998 to July of 2001; from 1995 to
191998, he served as a member of the Millikin Board of Trustees;
20and
 
21    WHEREAS, Douglas Zemke was selected to serve as 13th

 

 

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1President of Millikin University by the Millikin University
2Board of Trustees on July 1, 2003; as president, he focused the
3University's energies on leadership development, revitalizing
4the school's curriculum with an emphasis on developing
5international/global educational opportunities, establishing
6fiscal responsibility, and building strong ties to Millikin
7alums and the Decatur community, and provided renewed
8commitment to Millikin's mission; he was also instrumental in
9the rejuvenation of the campus through numerous building and
10streetscape projects, including the completion of ADM-Scovill
11Hall and the restoration of Albert Taylor Theatre; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Douglas Zemke has been an active member of the
13Decatur community; he has served on the Decatur Area Labor and
14Management Committee, the Board of the Community Investment
15Corporation of Decatur, the Land of Lincoln Credit Union Board
16of Directors, and the Board of the Lincoln Square Theatre; he
17is a past chairman of the Macon County American Heart Walk; he
18is a member of the Decatur Leadership Institute; he is a past
19chairman of the Board of Directors of The Economic Development
20Corporation of Decatur and Macon County; he is a past board
21member of Partners in Education and The Greater Decatur Chamber
22of Commerce; he is a board member of Hickory Point Bank and
23Trust; he is a member of The Federation of Independent Illinois
24Colleges and Universities and the Executive Committee of the
25Associated Colleges of Illinois; he is also a member of the

 

 

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1steering committee for the Decatur Area Education Coalition;
2and
 
3    WHEREAS, Douglas Zemke serves as a model of hard work,
4integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
5Illinois; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8congratulate Douglas Zemke on the occasion of his retirement
9and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it
10further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Douglas Zemke as a symbol of our esteem and
13respect.