Full Text of HR0990 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate President Michael L. Elbe | 4 | | on the occasion of his retirement from John Wood Community | 5 | | College, Illinois Community College District #539, at the end | 6 | | of the Fall 2022 semester; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, John Wood Community College was founded in 1974, | 8 | | with its first academic year held in 1975; since then, the | 9 | | college has had thousands of students successfully complete | 10 | | associate degree and certificate specific course work; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, President Elbe is the sixth president of John | 12 | | Wood Community College, having spent eight years as president | 13 | | and 36 years of service in higher education; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Under President Elbe's leadership, John Wood | 15 | | Community College has been recognized for its leadership | 16 | | across a wide range of key student success areas, including | 17 | | strategic focus for workforce innovation and training programs | 18 | | with regional business leaders; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Through President Elbe's guidance, John Wood | 20 | | Community College has continued to adapt to the changing needs | 21 | | of the community, opening a new agricultural sciences complex |
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| 1 | | and beginning a full expansion of the John Wood Community | 2 | | College Development Center; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, President Elbe's steady leadership and fiscal | 4 | | management have guided John Wood Community College through a | 5 | | state budget crisis and a pandemic, allowing the institution | 6 | | to maintain a balanced budget and a healthy fund balance | 7 | | despite these challenges; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, In retirement, President Elbe and his wife, | 9 | | Gerri, plan to travel as much as possible while continuing to | 10 | | reside in Adams County and remain involved members of the | 11 | | community; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, President Elbe has set John Wood Community | 13 | | College on a trajectory of success; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we congratulate President Michael L. Elbe on his retirement | 17 | | from John Wood Community College and wish him continued | 18 | | success in the future; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to President Elbe as an expression of our esteem and | 21 | | respect.
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