HR0544 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Illinois College alumnus Dalitso Sulamoyo, Class of 1996, was honored as an Associated Colleges of Illinois (ACI) 2007 Alumni Shining Example during ACI's 55th Annual Meeting on April 12, 2007; and

WHEREAS, In keeping with the meeting's theme, Success Stories: 55 Years of Educational Opportunity, this year's ACI Alumni Shining Examples were selected because they demonstrate that Illinois' private liberal arts colleges provide men and women with the academic, professional, and personal skills to write their own success stories; and

WHEREAS, Dalitso Sulamoyo immigrated to the United States from Malawi as a teenager; today he works for the Illinois Community Action Association, where he serves as President and CEO; and

WHEREAS, Dalitso Sulamoyo was attending a community college when he began looking for a college with small class sizes, personal attention from faculty, and a strong political science department; he found all three at Illinois College and transferred there as a sophomore; he was active in Model United Nations and student government and also co-founded the school's pre-law fraternity; and

WHEREAS, Dalitso Sulamoyo received his award and now continues his work; he is traveling to Malawi with his family later this year to help the land of his birth; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Dalitso Sulamoyo on receiving this award; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Dalitso Sulamoyo as a symbol of our respect.