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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former
4 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Chancellor John C.
5 Guyon, who passed away on March 17, 2010; and
 
6     WHEREAS, John Guyon was a native of Washington,
7 Pennsylvania; he came to Southern Illinois
8 University-Carbondale in 1974, first serving as dean of the
9 College of Science before becoming associate vice chancellor
10 for research and dean of the Graduate School; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Before coming to Southern Illinois
12 University-Carbondale, John Guyon served at Memphis State
13 University as a professor and chair of the chemistry department
14 from 1971 to 1974; prior to Memphis State University, he held
15 the same positions at the University of Missouri in Columbia;
16 and
 
17     WHEREAS, He earned his doctoral degree in analytical
18 chemistry from Purdue University and was a veteran of the
19 United States Army; and
 
20     WHEREAS, John Guyon stepped in as acting chancellor in 1987
21 and was chosen to fill the post permanently seven months later;

 

 

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1 at that time Southern Illinois University-Carbondale had nine
2 colleges, and graduate, medical, and law schools; and
 
3     WHEREAS, During his years as chancellor, Southern Illinois
4 University-Carbondale opened a campus in Japan and added
5 several new buildings, including the Dunn-Richmond Economic
6 Development Center; and
 
7     WHEREAS, John Guyon retired in 1996 as Chancellor Emeritus
8 of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, a title he
9 retained until his passing; and
 
10     WHEREAS, John Guyon is survived by his wife, Patricia; his
11 son, John II; and his daughter, Cynthia; he was preceded in
12 death by his first wife, Joyce; therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15 mourn, along with his family, friends, and the alumni and staff
16 of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, the passing of
17 former Chancellor John Guyon; and be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the family of John Guyon as a symbol of our
20 sincere sympathy.