Full Text of SR0983 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | 3 | | congratulate Sylvia Marie Johnson Jones, Ed.D. on the occasion | 4 | | of her retirement as executive director of the Career and Job | 5 | | Placement Center at the College of Lake County; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson Jones is an educator, a leader, a | 7 | | mentor, a certified career coach, and a philanthropist; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson Jones earned her Bachelor of Science | 9 | | in Healthcare from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, | 10 | | her Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from | 11 | | Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, and her Doctor of | 12 | | Education from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, | 13 | | Wisconsin; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Prior to joining the education sector, Dr. | 15 | | Johnson Jones was employed in various positions, including | 16 | | management at the Lake County Health Department from 2001 to | 17 | | 2004; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson Jones initially joined the College of | 19 | | Lake County as director of Career Services in 2004, a position | 20 | | she held until 2007, before serving as an adjunct faculty | 21 | | member from 2007 to 2008; she became executive director of the |
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| 1 | | Career and Job Placement Center in 2007, where she served | 2 | | until her retirement; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson Jones has had a 30-year career in | 4 | | workforce development education and training; she has | 5 | | presented on various workforce and education topics at local, | 6 | | regional, and national conferences; she has also been | 7 | | published in a book that covers narratives on modeling, | 8 | | mentoring, and other mothering; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson Jones is the founder and CEO of the | 10 | | SMJ Scholarship Fund and Shining Stars, which she established | 11 | | in 2009; she has raised $40,000 in scholarships for North | 12 | | Chicago Community High School seniors aspiring to further | 13 | | their education; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson Jones has further contributed to her | 15 | | community through serving as vice president of the Lake County | 16 | | Health Department and Community Health Center, vice president | 17 | | of North Chicago Community Unit School District 187, and | 18 | | president of the Waukegan Township Coalition to Reduce | 19 | | Recidivism; she is also a life member of the NAACP Lake County | 20 | | Branch, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and a | 21 | | member of nonprofit The Links, Inc.; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson Jones has been the recipient of |
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| 1 | | various awards, including the Most Influential African | 2 | | American Educational Award, the Martin Luther King Jr. | 3 | | Humanitarian Award from the College of Lake County, the Unity | 4 | | Values Recognition Award from the College of Lake County, the | 5 | | Women's History Month of Lake County Award by the Lake County | 6 | | Chamber of Commerce, and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s | 7 | | Dreamers Award by the Waukegan Township; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson Jones is known as an advocate for the | 9 | | underserved and underprivileged, and she remains dedicated to | 10 | | giving back to the Lake County community; therefore, be it | 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Sylvia | 13 | | Marie Johnson Jones, Ed.D. on her retirement as executive | 14 | | director of the Career and Job Placement Center at the College | 15 | | of Lake County; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Dr. Johnson Jones as an expression of our esteem | 18 | | and respect. |
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