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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Christine
4Mueller on the occasion of receiving the Altrusa International
5Club of Elgin, Inc. Woman of the Year 2014 Award; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Altrusa International Club of Elgin, Inc. is an
7international service organization comprised of executive and
8professional women; the Altrusa Club of Elgin sponsors a number
9of projects in the community through volunteerism and monetary
10support; its members reside throughout the Northern Fox Valley
11area, including Elgin, South Elgin, Bartlett, Dundee, Sleepy
12Hollow, Carpentersville, Algonquin, Bartlett, Hampshire,
13Huntley, and Pingree Grove; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Christine Mueller graduated from Augustana
15College with a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry; she subsequently
16earned her M.D. at the University of Chicago - Pritzker School
17of Medicine and her Masters of Health Professions Education at
18the University of Illinois at Chicago; she is board certified
19by the American Academy of Family Physicians and speaks
20English, Spanish, French, and German; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Christine Mueller has been affiliated with Elgin
22Family Physicians since 1991; she is currently a member of the

 

 

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1American Medical Women's Association, the American Academy of
2Family Physicians, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine,
3Doctors Ought to Care, the Illinois Academy of Family
4Physicians, the Kane County Medical Society, and the Illinois
5State Medical Society; she is also the Advocate Sherman
6Hospital/Presence Saint Joseph Hospital CME Consortium
7Co-Chair; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Christine Mueller has been recognized with many
9honors, including the 2008 People Pillar Award from Sherman
10Hospital, the 1991 Teaching Excellence Award - PA Program, and
11the 1991 Resident Teacher of the Year award; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Christine Mueller has served in a volunteer
13capacity as the Medical Director of the Fox Valley Volunteer
14Hospice, overseeing the case management of patients for the
15all-volunteer organization since 2010; she has also been
16involved in a variety of fundraising efforts over the past 20
17years as a member of the Zonta Club of Northwest Cook County
18and as a board member of the Well Child Center from 1994 to
192000; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Christine Mueller strongly believes in providing
21healthcare and wellness education; since 2002, she has hosted
22the "House Calls" radio program on Elgin's WRMN 1410 AM radio
23station, following in the footsteps of original host Dr. Dick

 

 

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1Powers; twice a month, she offers practical information over
2the airwaves with a variety of guests covering many topics,
3including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, children's health,
4alternative medicine, and more; she believes in expanding the
5horizon of health education to the public with the goal of
6preventative health in the Fox Valley area; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9we congratulate Dr. Christine Mueller on the occasion of
10receiving the Altrusa International Club of Elgin, Inc. Woman
11of the Year 2014 Award and wish her continued success and
12happiness in the future; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to Christine Mueller as a symbol of our esteem and
15respect.