Full Text of HR0820 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Judy Mitchell, Ed.D. on | 4 | | the occasion of her retirement from Joliet Junior College; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Mitchell received her Associate of Arts in | 6 | | Computer Programming from Joliet Junior College in 1998; she | 7 | | obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Business & Technology in 2002 | 8 | | and her master's degree in Business Administration in 2004, | 9 | | both from Governors State University; she earned her Doctorate | 10 | | of Education in Community College Leadership from | 11 | | National-Louis University in 2012; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Mitchell began her career at Joliet Junior | 13 | | College in 1996, working as an administrative assistant in the | 14 | | Computer Information & Office Systems (CIOS) department; she | 15 | | advanced to program management specialist of Adult and Family | 16 | | Services in 2001, followed by assistant to the director of | 17 | | Administrative Services in 2002 and interim director of | 18 | | Administrative Services in 2004; she was named the director of | 19 | | Business and Auxiliary Services in 2005; she was appointed as | 20 | | vice president of Administrative Services in 2012; she was | 21 | | selected as the ninth president of Joliet Junior College in | 22 | | 2016; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, During the State of Illinois fiscal crisis, Dr. | 2 | | Mitchell oversaw Joliet Junior College as it reduced its | 3 | | operating costs by over $2 million and pursued creative | 4 | | revenue sources to offset operational costs; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Mitchell led Joliet Junior College's | 6 | | financial team, which was awarded the Government Finance | 7 | | Officers Association's Best Practices in Community College | 8 | | Budgeting for fiscal year 2016, the highest form of | 9 | | recognition in government accounting and financial reporting; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Under Dr. Mitchell's leadership, Joliet Junior | 12 | | College was named the 2021 winner of the Advancing Diversity | 13 | | Award by the American Association of Community Colleges | 14 | | (AACC); she presented at the 2021 AACC Future Leaders | 15 | | Institute (FLI) on bridging the equity gap; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Mitchell contributes to her community by | 17 | | serving on the boards of Silver Cross Hospital, Will County | 18 | | Workforce Investment, Habitat for Humanity, and the Will | 19 | | County Center for Economic Development Council; she is also a | 20 | | member of the Rotary Club of Joliet and serves as director of | 21 | | the Three Rivers Education Partnership; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Mitchell has been recognized for her |
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| 1 | | contributions to education and the community, receiving the | 2 | | Gary W. Davis Ethical Leadership Award in recognition of her | 3 | | outstanding contribution to the pursuit and support of ethical | 4 | | leadership and decision-making from the Illinois Community | 5 | | College Trustees Association; she was also honored with the | 6 | | Zonta Club of Joliet's Woman of Distinction Award for her | 7 | | contributions to improving the status of women in the | 8 | | community; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we congratulate Judy Mitchell, Ed.D. on her retirement from | 12 | | Joliet Junior College after 25 years of dedicated service, and | 13 | | we wish her success in her future endeavors; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Dr. Mitchell as an expression of our esteem and | 16 | | respect.
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