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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Pat Indovina, a long-time Glenview resident and
3 22-year Grove School veteran, received the 2004 Elementary Art
4 Educator of the Year award from the Illinois Art Education
5 Association; and
 
6     WHEREAS, She discovered her passion for art when her
7 parents signed her up for after-school art classes as a
8 youngster; the Michigan native continued with art classes
9 through high school, and later focused on print-making and
10 watercolors in the School of Architecture and Design at the
11 University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; before coming to Grove
12 School, she taught art for 10 years at Northbrook's Indian
13 Ridge School; and
 
14     WHEREAS, During three decades as a teacher, Pat has
15 welcomed into her art room exciting new materials, but her
16 fundamental teaching strategies have not changed, it has always
17 been her goal to help students realize their creative
18 abilities; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Over the years, she has learned how to incorporate
20 computer technology into her classes, while preserving the
21 "hands-on" nature of the lessons, as well as teaching
22 traditional photography; a student digital photo project of
23 fall foliage earned Pat and a colleague recognition from the
24 State of Illinois Technology "Tech 2004" Conference; she has
25 also worked with her colleagues to craft lessons that link art
26 with other subjects; and
 
27     WHEREAS, Kathryn Hillyer, President of the Illinois Art
28 Education Association, said she was impressed by how Pat has
29 embraced technology in her curriculum and "the work she does to
30 make sure all children are included, regardless of their
31 abilities; she sparks the kids' interest; she gets the kids to

 

 

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1 do things, it is the children's work, but she inspires them";
2 and
 
3     WHEREAS, Outside of the classroom, Pat is president of the
4 District 27 Faculty Association and has served on her
5 district's professional development and insurance committees;
6 and
 
7     WHEREAS, Pat has been married to Tony Indovina for 32
8 years, and they are the proud parents of three daughters,
9 Lauren, Sarah, and Elizabeth; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12 we congratulate Pat Indovina on her receipt of the 2004
13 Elementary Art Educator of the Year award from the Illinois Art
14 Education Association; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to Pat Indovina as an expression of our respect and
17 esteem and our thanks for her continuing innovative,
18 inspirational, and interdisciplinary teaching of art to her
19 students.