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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Nathaniel James
4 Anderson on the occasion of his retirement as Superintendent of
5 School District 189 in East St. Louis; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Dr. Anderson received a bachelor's degree in
7 Science in Recreation and a master's degree in Science in
8 Education from Eastern Illinois University; he then received a
9 Specialist in education degree from Southeast Missouri State
10 University and his Doctorate in Education Administration from
11 Illinois State University; and
 
12     WHEREAS, He began his work in school administration as a
13 Dean of Students at Stephen Decatur High School in 1982; he
14 then served as principal at Cairo High School, Dwight D.
15 Eisenhower High School in Decatur, and as High School Principal
16 and Assistant Superintendent of Rock Island/Milan District 41,
17 before becoming Superintendent of School District 189 in 1998;
18 and
 
19     WHEREAS, Dr. Anderson has been active in many educational
20 and community activities during his career; currently he serves
21 on the Gateway Classic Advisory Board, the United Way St. Louis
22 Metropolitan Area Board of Directors, the United Negro College
23 Fund Advisory Board, the Katherine Dunham Centers for Arts and
24 Humanities Advisory Board, the SIUE East St. Louis Center
25 Community Advisory Council, and he serves as the NAACP Chairman
26 of Freedom Fund Banquet (East St. Louis Chapter); and
 
27     WHEREAS, Dr. Anderson has received many awards for his
28 dedication to excellence in education including the "Great
29 Teacher" Citation, the Anna Waters Education Award, the Rock
30 Island Rotary Excellence in Education Award, The Black Star
31 Project Excellence in Education Award, and the Lifetime

 

 

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1 Achievement Award from the National Alliance Black School
2 Educators in Chicago; and
 
3     WHEREAS, His professional affiliations include the
4 Illinois Association of School Administrators, the National
5 Association of Secondary School Principals, the Illinois
6 Principals Association, the Association for Supervision and
7 Curriculum Development, Phi Delta Kappa, the Illinois High
8 School Association, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, the NAACP, the
9 John C. Ellis Masonic Lodge #17, the Eastern Illinois Athletic
10 Boosters Club, the National Association of Black School
11 Educators (NABSE), the Missouri Superintendents Forum, the
12 American Association of School Administrators, and the Large
13 Unit District Association (LUDA) of Illinois; additionally, he
14 is founder of the Base Runners Athletic Team and member of Mt.
15 Zion M.B. Church of East St. Louis; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Dr. Anderson is married to his wife, Tanya, and
17 has two daughters and four grandsons; therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
20 congratulate Dr. Nathaniel James Anderson on his retirement as
21 Superintendent of School District 189 after an outstanding
22 career in education, and we thank him for his dedication and
23 service to the citizens of Illinois; and be it further
 
24     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
25 presented to Dr. Nathaniel James Anderson as an expression of
26 our respect and esteem and with our sincere wishes for many
27 happy years of retirement.