HR0158 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor accomplishments in the lives of citizens of the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Rebecca Sive, civic leader, staunch feminist, and outspoken advocate for social justice, has won the Civic Engagement, Community Service and Community Organizing Award from the University of Illinois at Chicago's Department of Gender and Women's Studies; and

WHEREAS, Rebecca received a B.A. in Urban Studies from Carleton College, which also bestowed upon her the Distinguished Achievement Award; she received her M.A. in American History from the University of Illinois, where she began her career as a community organizer; and

WHEREAS, Rebecca was a Commissioner, Finance Committee Chair, and General Operations Committee Chair of the Chicago Park District, an independent unit of government; she was a founding Commissioner of the Illinois Human Rights Commission; she was a Vice-Chair and the only woman member of the Executive Committee of the Chicago 1992 World's Fair Authority; she was also a former executive at the Playboy Foundation; and

WHEREAS, Rebecca has held numerous other appointments on governmental, organizational, and philanthropic boards and committees; among them, she has served on the boards of directors of Public Allies - Chicago, the Jewish Community Centers of Metropolitan Chicago, NARAL Pro-Choice America, The Woodlawn Community Development Corporation, the Jewish Fund for Justice, and the YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Rebecca has been elected into Today's Chicago Woman 20th Anniversary Hall of Fame; she is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, and Feminists Who Changed America; she is a member of The Economic Club of Chicago and has received numerous other honors, including the Jaycees of Chicago Outstanding Young Citizen's Award, the YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago Outstanding Community Leadership Award, and the Chicago Urban League Woman of Distinction Award; and

WHEREAS, Rebecca is a seasoned executive, with in-depth leadership experience in business, government, philanthropy, and the not-for-profit sector; she is principal and chief strategist of The Sive Group, a public affairs firm; she has also written frequently on a variety of public policy matters, beginning with early articles in Chicago's feminist press and publication of the Chicago Women's Directory/Guia para las Mujeres de Chicago; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Rebecca Sive on being given the University of Illinois Department of Gender and Women's Studies Civic Engagement, Community Service and Community Organizing Award and wish her continued success in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Rebecca Sive as a sign of our affection, gratitude, and respect.