Full Text of HR0239 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Jeff Maierhofer on his | 4 | | 34-year career at Seneca High School and recognize the | 5 | | positive impact he has had on students; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer received his education at the | 7 | | University of Illinois and obtained a dual major in | 8 | | agriculture education and agriculture economics in 1988 and a | 9 | | master's degree in agriculture education in 1992; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer embarked on his career in | 11 | | education in 1989 in Seneca, and his teaching has included | 12 | | agriculture industry, agriculture sciences, horticulture, and | 13 | | agribusiness management; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer's career in education at Seneca | 15 | | has had a particular focus on agriculture; he teaches | 16 | | agriculture, is the advisor of Seneca's Future Farmers of | 17 | | America (FFA), and manages the school's land lab; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer has represented agricultural | 19 | | education in leadership capacities across the country; | 20 | | Seneca's agricultural education department and its Future | 21 | | Farmers of America have been recognized on the state and |
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| 1 | | national level, including 18 consecutive Illinois FFA | 2 | | Outstanding Chapter recognitions; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer is a member of the Illinois | 4 | | Association of Vocational Agriculture Teachers (IAVAT), the | 5 | | Illinois Association of Career and Technical Educators | 6 | | (IACTE), the National Association of Agriculture Educators | 7 | | (NAAE), and the Association for Career and Technical Education | 8 | | (ACTE); and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer served on the Illinois FFA Board | 10 | | of Directors, was elected as the 2004-2005 National | 11 | | Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) National | 12 | | President, spent two terms on the National Council for | 13 | | Agricultural Education, was a consultant to the National FFA | 14 | | Board of Directors, Trustees of the National FFA Foundation, | 15 | | and served as the National Vice President of the Ag Ed Division | 16 | | of the Association of Career and Technical Educators (ACTE) | 17 | | from 2010-2012; in addition, he serves as an associate | 18 | | director for the LaSalle County Soil and Water Conservation | 19 | | District; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer was awarded the 2022 National | 21 | | ACTE Carl Perkins Community Service Award from the Association | 22 | | for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), which recognizes | 23 | | individuals who have used CTE to make a significant impact on |
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| 1 | | their community and who have demonstrated leadership in | 2 | | programs and activities that promote student involvement in | 3 | | community service; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer is a local historian and served | 5 | | on the board of directors of the Seneca Historical Guild, | 6 | | where he was the lead author for The Story of Seneca, Illinois | 7 | | and helped create the Seneca Area Heritage Museum; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer is a lifelong resident of Seneca, | 9 | | where he still lives on the family's Centennial Farm north of | 10 | | town; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer's wife, Jenna, is also an | 12 | | educator and teaches math at Seneca High School, and the | 13 | | couple are proud parents of two vibrant boys, Levi James and | 14 | | Calvin Jon; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jeff Maierhofer enjoys working with his father on | 16 | | the farm and plays baseball and softball whenever possible; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we congratulate Jeff Maierhofer on his retirement and thank | 21 | | him for his 34 years of service as an educator at Seneca High |
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| 1 | | School and for the invaluable impact he has made on the lives | 2 | | of his students, his community, and the industry of | 3 | | agriculture; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Jeff Maierhofer as a symbol of our respect and | 6 | | esteem.
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