Full Text of HR1392 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Barbara Henley on the | 4 | | occasion of her retirement as Vice Chancellor for Student | 5 | | Affairs and Associate Professor of Educational Policy Studies | 6 | | at the University of Illinois at Chicago; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Barbara Henley is a native of Chicago and an | 8 | | alumnus of the Chicago Public Schools; she graduated from the | 9 | | University of Illinois at Chicago with an undergraduate degree | 10 | | in history; she earned a master's degree and a doctorate from | 11 | | Ohio State University in Counselor Education with an emphasis | 12 | | in Counseling Psychology; she held administrative and | 13 | | leadership positions at several universities; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Barbara Henley, with 20 years of service, is | 15 | | the longest-serving Vice Chancellor in the history of the | 16 | | entire University of Illinois system; she administers a | 17 | | 550-member Student Affairs division encompassing
services | 18 | | focused on academic and career services, counseling,
financial | 19 | | aid, international services and diversity support,
and | 20 | | wellness and campus housing services, among many others; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, During her 20-year tenure as Vice Chancellor, Dr. | 22 | | Barbara Henley established a fundraising operation in Student |
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| 1 | | Affairs that included a gala for a newly-endowed scholarship | 2 | | fund for outstanding students who are leaders; she led program | 3 | | planning for several major student life construction and | 4 | | renovation projects; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Barbara Henley oversaw the introduction of | 6 | | student learning and success initiatives including the UIC | 7 | | Experience, the signature program designed to engage students | 8 | | in outside-the-classroom learning throughout the City of | 9 | | Chicago, and globally; under her leadership the Commuter | 10 | | Student Resource Center and a new Student Veterans Resource | 11 | | Center were planned and opened; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Barbara Henley has served the University on | 13 | | numerous committees and as a member of the Chancellor's Cabinet | 14 | | since 1996; she served as co-chair of the Undergraduate Policy | 15 | | Council from 2013-2015; she served on the search committees for | 16 | | the UIC provost in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2010, and 2015; she was | 17 | | chair of the UIC September 11 Commemoration Committee in 2012, | 18 | | and a member of the steering committee of the UIC NCAA | 19 | | recertification committees in 2002 and 2010; she served as | 20 | | coordinator of the planning committee for the re-dedication of | 21 | | the UIC Memorial Grove in 2014 and as a member of the | 22 | | President's Council of the University of Illinois Foundation | 23 | | since 2006; she was also a member and coordinator of Chicago | 24 | | campus activities for the University of Illinois Presidential |
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| 1 | | Inauguration Committee in 2005; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Barbara Henley has held leadership roles in | 3 | | several professional associations including the American | 4 | | Psychological Association, the APLU Council of Student | 5 | | Affairs, and NASPA, the association for student affairs | 6 | | professionals in higher education; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Barbara Henley is the recipient of numerous | 8 | | honors and awards, including the 2014 Mary Herrick Scholarship | 9 | | Fund for DuSable High School Lifetime Achievement Award, the | 10 | | 2007 State Farm and Clear Channel Radio Phenomenal Woman Award, | 11 | | the NASPA Foundation's Pillar of the Profession Award, the | 12 | | Distinguished Service to the Profession of Student Affairs | 13 | | Regional Award, the Outstanding Senior Student Affairs Officer | 14 | | Regional Award, Northern Illinois University Legacy Award, and | 15 | | the 2015 National Association of Black Women in Higher | 16 | | Education Leadership in Higher Education Award; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, In addition to her work at the University, Dr. | 18 | | Barbara Henley volunteers in her community and is an Illinois | 19 | | licensed clinical psychologist; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Barbara Henley serves as a model of hard work, | 21 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 22 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | congratulate Dr. Barbara Henley on the occasion of her | 4 | | retirement and wish her continued success and happiness in the | 5 | | future; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Dr. Barbara Henley as a symbol of our esteem and | 8 | | respect.
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