Full Text of HR0519 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Matt Baughman on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement from Southern Illinois University | 5 | | Carbondale (SIUC); and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Matt Baughman is one of the most experienced | 7 | | administrators in Illinois higher education; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Matt Baughman's career spans four decades from | 9 | | the 1990s to the 2020s, with service ranging from the | 10 | | University of Central Florida's executive development program | 11 | | to working alongside the founder of the eponymous Paul Simon | 12 | | Public Policy Institute; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Matt Baughman pursued a career in higher | 14 | | education administration following studies at Illinois | 15 | | College, where he was a recipient of the Student Laureate | 16 | | Award by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois; he was also selected | 17 | | to be a Dunn Fellow and served in then-Governor Jim Edgar's | 18 | | press office; he later earned his Master of Business | 19 | | Administration from SIUC and was an Edgar Fellow at the | 20 | | University of Illinois; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, As chief of staff to three SIUC chancellors, Matt |
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| 1 | | Baughman's work included managing direct report responsibility | 2 | | for various programs, including Head Start, Public | 3 | | Broadcasting, and Events/Outreach; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, As an administrator, Matt Baughman helped guide | 5 | | SIUC to growth following declining enrollment and towards | 6 | | fiscal stability after a historic two-year budget impasse; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Matt Baughman has also brought service and | 8 | | leadership to the board of Elevate Illinois, a not-for-profit | 9 | | organization formed to provide unique attention to the people | 10 | | and programs that reflect positive successes occurring within | 11 | | the State; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Matt Baughman will conclude his SIUC career at | 13 | | the end of 2023; his competent, steady leadership will be | 14 | | reflected in ongoing legacy showcase programs such as the Paul | 15 | | Simon Public Policy Institute, a now nationally respected | 16 | | think tank, and the quality and reach of WSIU-TV and WSIU-FM, | 17 | | which produce award-winning telecasts and broadcasts that are | 18 | | available in nearly every region of Illinois; therefore, be it | 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate Matt Baughman on his retirement from Southern | 22 | | Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC), and we thank him for |
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| 1 | | making Illinois a much better place through his tireless | 2 | | service; and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Matt Baughman as an expression of our esteem and | 5 | | respect. |
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