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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, After 24 years of dedicated, progressively
3responsible service to Illinois State University, Arlene Hosea
4is retiring from her current position as Director of Campus
5Dining Services and Assistant to the Vice President of Student
6Affairs for Diversity Education; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea was born and raised in the
8Bloomington area and was a graduate of Bloomington High School;
9she subsequently earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of
10Science in Home Economics from Illinois State University; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea successfully managed Illinois State
12University dining centers, providing food to more than 7,000
13student residents with a staff of more than 180 civil service
14staff members and 1,100 student employees and balancing an
15operational budget of $24 million; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea openly and consistently shared her
17knowledge and expertise through her role as an adjunct faculty
18member, teaching Food Service Management and Quantity Foods
19from 2008 to 2010; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Under Arlene Hosea's leadership, Campus Dining
21Services became an integral part of the educational community,

 

 

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1using food to encourage the gathering of diverse populations
2and to celebrate local, regional, national, and global
3perspectives; she oversaw the development and implementation
4of a long-range master plan, renovated 2 dining halls, opened
5new retail franchise dining locations, and redesigned the meal
6plan program; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea has been integral in the development
8and facilitation of campus-wide, ground-breaking programs in
9diversity, cultural competency, and social justice; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Beyond campus, Arlene Hosea served her community
11by participating in non-profit board governance for YWCA McLean
12County, The Baby Fold, and Special Olympics Illinois; she was
13also appointed to the Town of Normal's Human Relations
14Commission and Sustainability Subcommittee and the Advisory
15Council for the Multicultural Leadership Program; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea has been the recipient of numerous
17awards, including YWCA McLean County's Women of Distinction
18award, the Illinois State University Administrative
19Professionals Distinguished Service Award, the Neil R. Gamsky
20Quality of Student Life Award, and the Distinguished Alumni
21Award from the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at
22Illinois State University; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Arlene Hosea is deeply rooted in her faith and
2lovingly tied with her large and growing family; she is also
3known for her great generosity and compassion; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6we congratulate Arlene Hosea on the occasion of her retirement
7and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and
8be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to Arlene Hosea as a symbol of our esteem and
11respect.