Full Text of SR1193 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | 3 | | congratulate Jeff Fougerousse on the occasion of his | 4 | | retirement from the Vernon Hills Park District; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Fougerousse has dedicated over 40 years of | 6 | | his life to Illinois parks and recreation, serving most | 7 | | recently as executive director of the Vernon Hills Park | 8 | | District since 2009; prior to that, he served as executive | 9 | | director of the Morton Grove Park District from 2000 to 2009 | 10 | | and as superintendent of Recreation & Facilities from 1987 to | 11 | | 2000; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, During his 15-year tenure as executive director, | 13 | | Jeff Fougerousse exponentially grew the revenue of the Vernon | 14 | | Hills Park District by obtaining Open Space Lands Acquisition | 15 | | and Development (OSLAD), Park and Recreational Facilities | 16 | | Construction (PARC), and Capital grants; under his leadership, | 17 | | the Vernon Hills Park District has been recognized as an | 18 | | Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA) Distinguished | 19 | | Agency since 2006 and has expanded to include the Lakeview | 20 | | Fitness Center, the splash pad to the Turtle Creek Waterpark, | 21 | | a new park maintenance facility, a new skate park, and other | 22 | | features; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his parks and recreation career, Jeff | 2 | | Fougerousse has built valuable and collaborative relationships | 3 | | with local, county, state, and federal elected officials, | 4 | | initiated collaborations for local officials to meet regularly | 5 | | to identify needs within the community, and increased the | 6 | | number of successful intergovernmental agreements; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Fougerousse has belonged to a number of | 8 | | professional organizations; he has been a member of the IPRA | 9 | | since 1981, serving as a past chairman of the board in 1999 and | 10 | | again in 2019 and on the IPRA Joint Conference Committee from | 11 | | 1994 to 1999, serving as chairman in 1999; in addition, he has | 12 | | authored several articles for the IPRA magazine; he has | 13 | | previously served as chairman of the Chicagoland Park | 14 | | Directors' Association in 2001; he has also been a member of | 15 | | the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) since | 16 | | 1986 and on the board of directors of the Maine Niles | 17 | | Association of Special Recreation since 2000; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Fougerousse has worked tirelessly to advance | 19 | | the parks and recreation industry while participating in a | 20 | | variety of organizations, including his local YMCA, the | 21 | | Mundelein & Vernon Hills Rotary Club, the Lions Club, the | 22 | | Special Recreation District, the American Youth Soccer | 23 | | Organization, the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, | 24 | | the National Community Solutions Association for Homeless |
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| 1 | | Individuals, and the American Brain Tumor Association; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Fougerousse has been awarded numerous | 3 | | honors, including receiving the NRPA Gold Medal in 2021 and | 4 | | being named the IAPD Honored Professional of the Year in 2022; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Fougerousse, a certified park and recreation | 7 | | professional, possesses a Master of Business Administration | 8 | | from Aurora University and a Bachelor of Science from Illinois | 9 | | State University; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Fougerousse and his wife are current | 11 | | residents of Arlington Heights; therefore, be it | 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Jeff | 14 | | Fougerousse on his retirement from the Vernon Hills Park | 15 | | District, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors; | 16 | | and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented Jeff Fougerousse as a symbol of our esteem and | 19 | | respect. |
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