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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Bill Epperly on the
4occasion of his retirement as a member of the Board of Trustees
5of Western Illinois University; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Trustee Epperly joined the Board on April 1, 2004
7and is currently the second-longest serving member of the
8Board; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Trustee Epperly served as an officer of the Board
10in numerous capacities, including July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005
11as Secretary; July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 as Secretary; July
121, 2006 to June 30, 2007 as Chair; July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008
13as Chair; July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011 as Secretary;
14October 1, 2011 to October 24, 2011 as Vice-Chair; October 25,
152011 to December 16, 2011 as Interim Chair; December 17, 2011
16to June 30, 2012 as Chair; July 1, 2012 to February 24, 2013 as
17Chair; and February 25, 2013 to June 30, 2013 as Chair; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Trustee Epperly Co-Chaired the presidential
19search that resulted in the hiring of President Thomas in
20January 2011; he also served as Chair of several committees,
21including the Finance Committee; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, During Trustee Epperly's tenure, major building
2projects included the Multicultural Center, Grote Hall, the
3Thompson Hall renovation, the Corbin/Olson renovation, Quad
4Cities Campus Phases 1 & 2, the renovation/rehabilitation of
5the Student Side of Hanson Field, the University Union
6renovation, and the Sherman Hall cupola restoration; he has
7also advocated for environmental sustainability; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Trustee Epperly was instrumental in revamping
9meeting agendas in order to be more efficient and put in place
10the current model of how meetings function; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Trustee Epperly was instrumental in creating the
12Board's Statement of Mutual Expectations; he also was a
13contributor to the Board of Trustees Roles and
14Responsibilities, the Board of Trustees Committee Roles and
15Responsibilities, and the Board Self-Assessment Report Card;
16and
 
17    WHEREAS, Trustee Epperly served 2 years as President of the
18Western Illinois University Alumni Association/Council, which
19he was a member of for 15 years; under his leadership, the WIU
20WIN program was initiated, which became a major source of
21association funding; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Trustee Epperly's last board meeting will be on

 

 

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1December 17, 2015; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4congratulate Bill Epperly on his retirement as a member of the
5Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University; and be it
6further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to Trustee Epperly as an expression of our esteem and
9respect.