Full Text of HR1341 96th General Assembly
HR1341 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor Beverly Turkal on the | 4 |
| occasion of her retirement from a long and distinguished career | 5 |
| in education; and
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| WHEREAS, Beverly Turkal began her career as a teacher in | 7 |
| school districts in both Cook County and Jasper County; in | 8 |
| 1979, she received her first administrative position as a | 9 |
| Principal in the Jasper County School District, before becoming | 10 |
| the district's Director of Buildings and Grounds and Special | 11 |
| Education Coordinator; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1986, she accepted the Assistant | 13 |
| Superintendent position in the Robinson School District and | 14 |
| became the district's Superintendent five years later; upon her | 15 |
| retirement in 1994, she served as a consultant for | 16 |
| administrator searches; and
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| WHEREAS, Beverly Turkal then utilized her outstanding | 18 |
| teacher mentoring skills as the Student Teaching Coordinator at | 19 |
| Eastern Illinois University; she continued her commitment to | 20 |
| education with her election to a position on the Illinois | 21 |
| Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees from 1997 to 2001; | 22 |
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| WHEREAS, She also aided school districts in need of | 2 |
| experienced guidance, serving short periods as Interim | 3 |
| Superintendent in the East Richland, Brussels, and Robinson | 4 |
| School Districts, and Assistant Superintendent at East | 5 |
| Richland; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Beverly Turkal was appointed by Governor George | 7 |
| Ryan as a member of the Illinois State Board of Education, | 8 |
| where she served with distinction from 2001 to 2004; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, She later took on a new venture by stepping in as | 10 |
| General Manager of Quail Creek Country Club in Robinson, | 11 |
| bringing stability and leadership to one of south central | 12 |
| Illinois' premier golf courses and resorts; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Beverly Turkal's latest professional venture led | 14 |
| her to a three and a half year tenure as President of Lincoln | 15 |
| Trail College in Robinson; among her greatest accomplishments | 16 |
| at Lincoln Trail was the establishment of a long-sought welding | 17 |
| program to benefit the growing technical and vocational needs | 18 |
| of Crawford County and the surrounding area; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Beverly Turkal holds Bachelor's, Master's, and | 20 |
| Specialist Degrees from Eastern Illinois University; in April | 21 |
| of 2010, she was recognized with the EIU Distinguished Graduate |
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| Alumni Award for her tireless work for the betterment of | 2 |
| Illinois' public schools; she credits her much-needed receipt | 3 |
| of an EIU undergraduate scholarship as the catalyst for her | 4 |
| chosen career path; and
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| WHEREAS, Beverly Turkal has served as a model of hard work, | 6 |
| integrity, dedication, and success for the people of the State | 7 |
| of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| congratulate Beverly Turkal on the occasion of her retirement | 11 |
| from a lifetime of devotion to education and wish her many | 12 |
| happy and healthy retirement years; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Beverly Turkal as a symbol of our esteem and | 15 |
| respect.
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