SR0061 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to congratulate Dan Gallagher on being elected as the new chief executive officer of Gallagher Asphalt Corporation in 2023; and

WHEREAS, Dan Gallagher has been in paving most of his life; he began his career at Gallagher Asphalt Corporation in Thornton in 1987 as a third generation family member; and

WHEREAS, Dan Gallagher is active in the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists and the Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association, where he served as president; and

WHEREAS, Dan Gallagher is a past chairman of the National Center for Asphalt Technology and was the chairman of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) in 2017; and

WHEREAS, Dan Gallagher serves on the Sustainability Committee at NAPA and is a recognized leader in infrastructure and transportation; and

WHEREAS, Dan Gallagher understands that the foundation for economic development rests on the quality of the entire transportation system; and

WHEREAS, Dan Gallagher served on the Peoria Sustainability Commission as a long-standing member and as an advocate for permeable pavement in conjunction with the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) project; and

WHEREAS, Dan Gallagher serves on the diversity and executive boards of the Innovations Conference on Infrastructure and offers significant support to minority and women-owned business enterprises; and

WHEREAS, Dan Gallagher has worked closely with Dr. Al-Khafaji on the International Construction Innovations Conference (ICIC 2004 and ICIC 2006), ICAT conferences, and the Innovations Conference on Infrastructure; and

WHEREAS, For over a decade, Dan Gallagher served as the vice chair of the Sustainable Funding of Infrastructure Group of Illinois (SFIG), formed by past Illinois Senate President John Cullerton; and

WHEREAS, For the past two decades, Dan Gallagher worked with Dr. Amir Al-Khafaji to determine the annual guest list for the executive summits that brought world-class leaders from business, legislatures, government, and education to address the major problems facing the infrastructure industry; and

WHEREAS, Dan Gallagher traveled with Dr. Al-Khafaji as a speaker at an international conference in Egypt to present an article on funding sources of infrastructure in Illinois and a second article on funding of infrastructure at the federal level; and

WHEREAS, Dan Gallagher supported minority students, minority businesses, and the conferences led by Dr. Al-Khafaji that became premier events where leaders gathered to build new relationships and partnerships to help the State of Illinois and the United States; and

WHEREAS, The many conferences Dan Gallagher supported attracted such guests as the Prime Minister of Egypt, the President of the Illinois Senate, the Governor of Illinois, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, the Illinois Secretary of Transportation, the Chicago Commissioner of Aviation, the Chairman of the Illinois Tollway Authority, and CEOs of some of the largest companies in the world; and

WHEREAS, For more than a decade, Dan Gallagher worked with Dr. Al-Khafaji to focus on the Illinois Capital Infrastructure funding with senators, house members, governors, and CEOs of major companies, including Caterpillar Inc., which helped produce the $45 billion Rebuild Illinois Capital bill in 2019; and

WHEREAS, Dan Gallagher received the Sustainability Award from the executive board of the ICAT conference that was presented by then Illinois Senate President John Cullerton in 2018; and

WHEREAS, Dan Gallagher is grateful for the love and support he has received from his family and especially his wife, Sarah, his daughter, Janie, his son, Donald, his son, William, his brother, Patrick, and his sisters, Peggy, Kerry, Mary, Collen, and Katie; and

WHEREAS, Dan Gallagher earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Dan Gallagher on being elected as the new chief executive officer of Gallagher Asphalt Corporation and thank him for his service to the citizens of the State of Illinois, especially minority students, and for his work to make our country a better place for all; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Dan Gallagher as a symbol of our esteem and respect for his work.