Full Text of HR0690 95th General Assembly
HR0690 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the | 3 |
| Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the | 4 |
| death of
Dr. Asa Grant Hilliard III; and
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| WHEREAS, Asa Grant Hilliard III was born in Galveston, | 6 |
| Texas, on August 22, 1933; he earned his bachelor's degree in | 7 |
| Educational Psychology, a master's degree in Counseling, and a | 8 |
| Doctorate of Education in Educational Psychology from the | 9 |
| University of Denver; and
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| WHEREAS, Asa Grant Hilliard III had a long and | 11 |
| distinguished career in education; he began his career in the | 12 |
| Denver public schools; he served on the faculty at San | 13 |
| Francisco State University for eighteen years, serving as a | 14 |
| Department Chair for two years, a Dean of Education for eight | 15 |
| years, and a consultant to the Peace Corps and Superintendent | 16 |
| of Schools in Monrovia, Liberia for two years; prior to his | 17 |
| death, he was the Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Urban | 18 |
| Education at Georgia State University, with joint appointments | 19 |
| in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and the | 20 |
| Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education; | 21 |
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| WHEREAS, Asa Grant Hilliard III participated in the |
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| development of several national assessment systems, such as | 2 |
| proficiency assessment for professional educators, and | 3 |
| developmental assessments of young children and infants; and he | 4 |
| had been active in forensic psychology, serving as an expert | 5 |
| witness on the winning side in several landmark federal cases | 6 |
| on test validity and bias; and
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| WHEREAS, Asa Grant Hilliard III was a founding member of | 8 |
| the Association for the Study of Classical African | 9 |
| Civilizations and served as its first Vice President; he was | 10 |
| the co-developer of a popular educational television series | 11 |
| "Free Your Mind, Return To The Source: African Origins", as | 12 |
| well as having produced videotapes and educational materials on | 13 |
| African History through his production company, Waset | 14 |
| Education Productions; he wrote numerous technical papers, | 15 |
| articles, and books on testing, Ancient African History, | 16 |
| teaching strategies, public policy, cultural styles, and child | 17 |
| growth and development; he consulted with many of the leading | 18 |
| school districts, universities, government agencies, and | 19 |
| private corporations on valid assessment, curriculum equity, | 20 |
| and teacher training, with several of his programs in | 21 |
| pluralistic curriculum, assessment, and valid teaching | 22 |
| becoming national models; and
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| WHEREAS, Asa Grant Hilliard III was the recipient of | 24 |
| numerous honors and awards; among them, he was the recipient of |
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| the Outstanding Scholarship Award from the Association of Black | 2 |
| Psychologists; he was designated a Knight Commander of the | 3 |
| Human Order of the African Redemption; and he received the | 4 |
| Distinguished Leadership Award from the Association of | 5 |
| Teachers of Education; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Asa Grant Hilliard III is survived by his wife, | 7 |
| Patsy Jo Hilliard, and his four children; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dr. | 11 |
| Asa Grant Hilliard III; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Dr. Asa Grant Hilliard III as an | 14 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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