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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Sam H. McGowen
4on the occasion of his retirement as Superintendent of
5Mascoutah Community Unit School District #19; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Sam McGowen earned his bachelor's degree in social
7studies with a minor in English from Southeast Missouri State
8University in 1966; he subsequently earned his master's degree
9and specialist degree in educational administration from
10Southeast Missouri State University and his doctorate in
11educational administration from St. Louis University; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Sam McGowen has served in the education field for
1345 years; he began his career as a social studies teacher in
14Bonne Terre, Missouri in 1967; after serving as a teacher and
15administrator in numerous Missouri schools, he accepted the
16position of Superintendent of Paris School District #95 in
171988; in 1994, he took the position of Superintendent of
18Mascoutah Community Unit School District #19, where he remained
19until his retirement on June 30, 2012; and
 
20    WHEREAS, During his tenure as Superintendent, Sam McGowen
21presided over a period of student growth in the district while
22promoting a vision statement that emphasized a "Community of

 

 

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1Excellent Schools"; student enrollment during his tenure
2swelled from 2,700 students to over 3,600; numerous additions
3and renovations to the district's facilities were also
4completed during his tenure; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Sam McGowen retired from the Missouri Army
6National Guard at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel on September
7of 1993 after 27 years of active and reserve service; at the
8time of his retirement, he served as the Operations Officer of
9the Missouri Army National Guard's 35th Engineer Brigade; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Sam McGowen is a member of the American
11Association of School Administrators, the Illinois Association
12of School Administrators, the Illinois State Board of Education
13Accreditation Review Team, the Illinois Association of School
14Boards, the Illinois Association of School Business Officials,
15Phi Delta Kappa, the Military Impacted Schools Association, the
16National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, the
17Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,
18Belleville Area Special Services Cooperative Executive
19Committee, the St. Clair County/SWIC Regional Vocation System
20Board of Control, the Retired National Guard Association, the
21Mascoutah Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Mascoutah, and the
22Mascoutah First Baptist Church; and
 
23    WHEREAS, A retirement reception in honor of Sam McGowen

 

 

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1will be held at the Mascoutah High School Cafeteria on May 24,
22012; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Sam McGowen serves as a model of hard work,
4integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
5Illinois; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8we congratulate Dr. Sam H. McGowen on the occasion of his
9retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement
10years; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Sam McGowen as a symbol of our esteem and respect.