Full Text of HR1064 095th General Assembly
HR1064 95TH 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 congratulate Dr. J. Kamala | 4 |
| Buckner on the occasion of being the recipient of the African | 5 |
| American Lifetime Achievement Award from the Knights of Peter | 6 |
| Claver and Ladies Auxiliary Frank Houston Council 251; and
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| WHEREAS, The African American Lifetime Achievement Award | 8 |
| celebrates educators, civic leaders, and community activists | 9 |
| who dedicate themselves to a lifetime of service to their | 10 |
| communities; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. J. Kamala Buckner graduated from Thornton | 12 |
| Township High School in 1968; she earned her bachelor's degree | 13 |
| in education-speech/theatre in 1972 from Indiana University in | 14 |
| Bloomington, Indiana and her master's degree in political | 15 |
| science from Indiana University in 1973; she earned her | 16 |
| doctorate of philosophy with a major in educational leadership | 17 |
| and leadership studies from Loyola University; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. J. Kamala Buckner has had a long and | 19 |
| distinguished career in education; she began her career as a | 20 |
| part-time instructor at South Suburban College in South | 21 |
| Holland, serving there from September of 1974 until 1976; in | 22 |
| September of 1973, she began working as a teacher at Thornridge |
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| High School in Dolton and Thornton High School in Harvey; in | 2 |
| September of 1978, she became Assistant Chapter 1 Director of | 3 |
| Thornton Township High School District #205 in Harvey, serving | 4 |
| there until November of 1983, when she became District Chapter | 5 |
| 1 Director of School District #205; and
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| WHEREAS, In January of 1986, Dr. J. Kamala Buckner became | 7 |
| the District Director of Student Services for Thornton Township | 8 |
| High School District #205, serving there until September of | 9 |
| 1991, when she was made the District Director of Pupil | 10 |
| Personnel Services of the district; she served as District | 11 |
| Director until September of 1994, when she became the Assistant | 12 |
| Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services and External | 13 |
| Funding; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1999, Dr. J. Kamala Buckner was named to serve | 15 |
| as Superintendent of Thornton Township High School District | 16 |
| #205, a position that she has served in admirably; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. J. Kamala Buckner is the owner and coordinator | 18 |
| of KAMEYA, Incorporated, a consulting firm established in 1983 | 19 |
| which provides consultation for planning special occasions, | 20 |
| entertainment events, and motivational seminars; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. J. Kamala Buckner is a member of many | 22 |
| prestigious organizations, including the National Association |
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| of Secondary School Principals, the Illinois Principals | 2 |
| Association, the International Reading Association, | 3 |
| Supervision and Curriculum Developments, the American | 4 |
| Association of School Administrators, the American Association | 5 |
| of Curriculum Development, Phi Delta Kappa, the Children's | 6 |
| Defense Fund, the Urban League, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., the | 7 |
| NAACP, and LINKS, Inc.; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Dr. J. Kamala Buckner's dedication to her | 9 |
| profession and her willingness to serve her community make her | 10 |
| a model for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be | 11 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| congratulate Dr. J. Kamala Buckner on the occasion of being the | 15 |
| recipient of the African American Lifetime Achievement Award | 16 |
| and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and | 17 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Dr. J. Kamala Buckner as a symbol of our esteem | 20 |
| and respect.
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