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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Mother McAuley High School's Nancy Pedersen
3 stepped down as Head Volleyball Coach in November 2004 after
4 leading the Mighty Macs to yet another Class AA state title;
5 she will retain her job as the school's Athletic Director; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Since taking over as coach in 1983, Nancy
7 Pedersen's winning volleyball legacy at McAuley includes 19
8 conference titles, 22 regional titles, and nine state
9 championships; she also holds numerous Illinois coaching
10 records, has compiled an outstanding career record of 789-110,
11 and was named the NFICA National Coach of the Year in 1998; she
12 was recently named co-Prep Volleyball Coach of the Year by
13 PrepVolleyball.com, the first Illinois coach to win the award
14 since its inception in 2000, and she was also named the Daily
15 Southtown Coach of the Year this season; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Also among her innumerable accomplishments, she
17 coached boys club volleyball; was named Volleyball Coach of the
18 Year fourteen times and Softball Coach of the Year one time;
19 was inducted into the Chicagoland Hall of Fame in 2004;
20 procured a $40,000 grant for soccer field renovations and
21 served as the project administrator; and was the Tennis
22 Conference Tournament Chairperson twelve times; and
 
23     WHEREAS, Nancy leaves behind a legacy of greatness, caring,
24 decency, spirit of fair play, and class; she has been a friend,
25 a teacher, and a mentor who taught her players the enduring
26 value of determination, preparation, responsibility, and
27 discipline; and
 
28     WHEREAS, There are many former McAuley players who are now
29 coaching, and people will see what Nancy Pedersen has brought
30 to the game of high school volleyball for years to come;
31 therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we extend our sincere thanks and congratulations to Nancy
4 Pedersen for her many years of service and peerless
5 accomplishments as Mother McAuley High School's Head
6 Volleyball Coach; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Nancy Pedersen as an expression of our admiration
9 and with our best wishes for continued success in her position
10 as Athletic Director.