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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Robert W. Kaps on
4the occasion of his retirement as a professor of aviation
5management at Southern Illinois University; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Robert Kaps earned his master's degrees in
7industrial relations and legal studies from Webster University
8in St. Louis; in 1996, he earned his doctorate in workforce
9education from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC);
10and
 
11    WHEREAS, Robert Kaps started his career in aviation with
12TWA in the late 1960s through an aviation management-training
13program after earning his bachelor's degree; during his 14
14years in various operations positions with TWA, he rose through
15the ranks to become the airline's director of personnel; in
161978, he relocated to Ozark Airlines, where he became the
17airline's staff vice president of industrial relations and
18chief negotiator; and
 
19    WHEREAS, In 1981, Robert Kaps began his SIUC career by
20teaching an off-campus course that focused on airline labor
21relations; in 1991, he relocated to the Carbondale campus and
22began teaching undergraduate courses in labor relations and

 

 

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1finance and graduate-level courses in international aviation
2and airport administration; he has also served as a
3college-level mentor for many years; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Robert Kaps is the author of 2 textbooks, "Air
5Transport Labor Relations" and "Fiscal Aspects of Aviation
6Management"; he is also the author of 14 professional papers,
717 peer-reviewed articles, and many presentations; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Robert Kaps was heavily involved with
9establishing the Ryan McShane Hope Flys Golf Scramble, which
10has raised more than $10,000 and culminated in the award of a
11scholarship and establishment of an endowment fund with the SIU
12Foundation; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Robert Kaps is the 2011 recipient of the E.J. and
14Mary C. Simon Distinguished Faculty Award in SIUC's College of
15Applied Sciences and Arts; he also won the William A. Wheatley
16Award from the University Aviation Association in 2008 for his
17outstanding contributions to aviation education and was named
18Teacher of the Year 6 times in 12 years; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Robert Kaps and his loving wife, Donna, have 3
20grown daughters; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Robert Kaps serves as a model of hard work,

 

 

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1integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
2Illinois; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we congratulate Robert W. Kaps on the occasion of his
6retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement
7years; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Robert Kaps as a symbol of our esteem and respect.