HR0785 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to recognize Sonya L. Bowen for her many years of service; and

WHEREAS, Sonya Bowen is a native of Chicago and currently resides in Richton Park; she earned her Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems and her Master of Science in Management with a dual option in Finance and Accounting from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana; and

WHEREAS, Sonya Bowen is a life member and a silver soror of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Incorporated (AKA) with 31 years of uninterrupted service; she was initiated into Epsilon Rho Chapter at Purdue University in 1987; she is a member of the Lambda Tau Omega Chapter in Matteson, where she previously served as the youngest president, vice president, treasurer, assistant financial secretary, and parliamentarian; she also served as the protocol chairman of the Central Region from 2010 to 2014, general chairman of the 68th Central Regional Conference, and a member of the 2014-2018 International Protocol Committee; and

WHEREAS, Sonya Bowen currently serves Alpha Kappa Alpha, Incorporated as a regional director, a position she has held since her election at the 2018 Central Regional Conference; and

WHEREAS, Sonya Bowen is a senior research administrator for the Department of Neurology at Northwestern University, where she is responsible for the administration of a grant portfolio comprised of approximately $15 million; and

WHEREAS, Sonya Bowen is an active member of Twenty Pearls Foundation, Incorporated, the Bronzeville Children Museum's Women Board, the Purdue Alumni Association, and the Purdue Black Alumni Association; and

WHEREAS, Sonya Bowen is deeply committed to her faith and is a member of Faith Movers Church; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognizes Sonya L. Bowen for her dedication and service; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Sonya Bowen as an expression of our esteem and respect.