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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate DeWayne Peevy on being
4named DePaul University's new Athletic Director on August 24,
52020; and
 
6    WHEREAS, DeWayne Peevy, an admired and respected leader in
7collegiate athletics, is the first African American to hold
8this position; and
 
9    WHEREAS, DeWayne Peevy has extensive experience in all
10areas of collegiate athletics, with a special focus on men's
11basketball; in his 12 years at Kentucky starting in August
122008, which includes the last seven years as the Deputy
13Director of Athletics, he played a prominent role with key
14fundraising efforts, strategic planning, and media relations;
15he served as the liaison to the Southeastern Conference and
16SEC network offices and oversaw Kentucky men's basketball;
17additionally, he directly supervised the chief financial
18officer, the chief revenue office, and executive associate
19athletics directors for internal and external operations; and
 
20    WHEREAS, DeWayne Peevy led the creation of the CBS Sports
21Classic, which started in 2014 and recently signed a
22three-year extension through 2022; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, DeWayne Peevy's 23-year career in collegiate
2athletics began in media relations; he served as the sports
3information director for his alma mater, University of
4Montevallo in Alabama, for three years before becoming the
5media relations director for the Southeastern Conference
6Office; he also served on the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
7Final Four Media Coordination Committee through the 2013 NCAA
8Championship; he also spent time as the sports information
9director representative on the board of the U.S. Basketball
10Writers Association; and
 
11    WHEREAS, DeWayne Peevy is a native of Birmingham, Alabama;
12he received his bachelor's degree in business administration
13in accounting from the University of Montevallo and earned his
14master's degree at the University of Kentucky/University of
15Louisville Executive MBA program in May 2021; he and his wife,
16Allison, have two children, Kaitlyn and Braden; therefore, be
17it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
19HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
20we congratulate DeWayne Peevy on being named DePaul
21University's new Athletic Director, and we wish him many
22successful years; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to DeWayne Peevy as a symbol of our respect and
3esteem.