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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Stan Ommen joined State Farm in 1997 and currently
3 serves as Chief Executive Officer of State Farm Bank in
4 Bloomington; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Ommen spent the first 34 years of his
6 professional life working in the banking industry for Champion
7 Federal Savings and Loan Association, which became First of
8 America Bank in 1993; and
 
9     WHEREAS, During his time with Champion Federal, Mr. Ommen
10 worked his way from the loan service area in 1963 to Senior
11 Vice President in 1976 and in 1985 was named Executive Vice
12 President, a title he held until 1993 when he was appointed
13 President and Chief Operating Officer with First of America;
14 and
 
15     WHEREAS, In 1995, Mr. Ommen was named President and Chief
16 Executive Officer and then Regional President in 1995; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Mr. Ommen earned a Bachelor's degree from Illinois
18 State University and a Master's degree from the University of
19 Illinois at Urbana; he currently serves as a representative of
20 the Financial Services Roundtable, Chair of the Identity Theft
21 Assistance Center (ITAC), a member of the executive council for

 

 

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1 the National Housing Policy Council, and the Board of Directors
2 for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and the
3 Social Compact; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Mr. Ommen has been an active member of McLean
5 County and currently serves as trustee of Illinois State
6 University and chairman of the Illinois State University
7 Foundation; his commitment to public service has also been
8 demonstrated through service on the Boards of Directors of
9 Westminster Village Retirement Facility, McLean County
10 Historical Society, Mennonite College of Nursing, McLean
11 County Chamber of Commerce, and the McLean County Economic
12 Development Council; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Mr. Ommen received the Presidential Volunteer
14 Service Award in 2006 for his volunteer efforts on both local
15 and national levels; therefore, be it
 
16     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
18 congratulate Stan Ommen on his retirement from State Farm Bank
19 and thank him for a lifetime of service to his community and
20 the citizens of Illinois; and be it further
 
21     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22 presented to Mr. Stan Ommen as a symbol of our respect.