HR1483 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Illinois State University Chief of Police Ronald D. Swan on his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Prior to his appointment at Illinois State University, he was chief of police in Monticello, and Beverly Hills, Missouri; he is a graduate of the Municipal Police Training Academy of St. Louis County, the Major Case Squad Training School of Greater St. Louis, The Dignitary Protection School of the United States Secret Service, the Institute of Applied Science in Chicago, the National Institute Against Hate Crimes and Terrorism, the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, the Plenary Session National Institute Against Hate Crimes and Terrorism, the New York Tolerance Center, and the Advanced Training School of the Anti-Defamation League in Washington, DC; and

WHEREAS, Chief Swan is an elected member of the law section of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences in London, England; he holds an AAS degree in criminal justice from Hannibal-LaGrange College in Hannibal, Missouri, a BS degree in liberal studies and criminology from the University of the State of New York, a BS degree in administration of justice from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and an MA degree in urban affairs from Webster University-St. Louis; and

WHEREAS, Chief Swan has also completed additional post-graduate work at St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of the Interior in St. Petersburg, Russia; and

WHEREAS, Chief Swan is the recipient of such awards as the Police Medal of Distinction from the City Council of Monticello; the Life Saving Commendation from the Jewish Employment and Vocational Services of St. Louis; a Letter of Commendation from Scotland Yard; a Diploma of Honor and Veteran of Labor Medal from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; a Law Enforcement Commendation Medal from the Sons of the American Revolution; a Medal of Excellence in Service to Russia 1 & 2 Order; a Distinguished Alumnus Award 1993, Hannibal-LaGrange College; the Medal of Yuri Gagarin; and the Medal Freedom of Russia, presented by President Boris Yeltsin's representative; and

WHEREAS, Chief Swan was awarded the List of Honor by the Ministry of the Interior of Russia for saving the lives of three Russian citizens in 1993; Chief Swan received the "Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award" in the Social and Natural Science Division 1996 to 1997 from Richland Community College, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Relations Award from the City of Bloomington in 2003, Illinois State University's Strand Diversity Award in 2008, and the Roy Wilkins Award of the NAACP in 2009; he is an active member of the Bloomington/Normal Branch NAACP; and

WHEREAS, Chief Swan will retire on November 30, 2010 and will be honored at a retirement reception on November 17, 2010 at the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Chief Ronald Swan on his retirement and wish him all the best in his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Chief Ronald Swan as a symbol of our respect and esteem.