HR0651 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the University of Southern California Midwest Alumni Club on the occasion of the club's 50th anniversary; and

WHEREAS, The University of Southern California (USC) Midwest Alumni Club (MAC) was established in Chicago in 1959; the club's goal is to promote life-long Trojan friendships, provide scholarships to local area students, assist in student recruitment, and play host to the biennial USC-Notre Dame Weekender alumni activities; and

WHEREAS, Held in commemoration of the USC-Notre Dame rivalry, which was begun in 1926, the USC-Notre Dame Weekender, which is hosted by the USC Midwest Alumni Club, has grown over the years and attracts thousands of alumni, family, and friends of the University of Southern California to Chicago and its suburbs to enjoy the longest intersectional NCAA rivalry in college football; the date of October 17, 2009 will mark the club's 81st USC-Notre Dame Weekender meeting; and

WHEREAS, There are currently close to 5,000 USC alumni in the Chicago area, which includes the City of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, southern Wisconsin, and northern Indiana; and

WHEREAS, The USC Midwest Alumni Club annually hosts a variety of activities, including monthly business after hours networking events, academic seminars with notable alumni and professors of the university, and co-hosting Pacific 10 Conference social events with other PAC-10 universities; and

WHEREAS, The USC Midwest Alumni Club has provided hundreds of local students with hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships over the years through the club's Kenneth R. Barton II Memorial Scholarship; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the members of the University of Southern California Midwest Alumni Club on the occasion of the club's 50th anniversary; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented USC Midwest Alumni Club President Suzanne Reichart, Vice President Mark Decker, Treasurer Emil Ulstrup, and USC General Alumni Association President Robert Padgett as symbol of our respect and esteem.