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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Martin "Marty"
4Hickman on the occasion of his retirement as Executive Director
5of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA); and
 
6    WHEREAS, Dr. Hickman joined the IHSA as an Assistant
7Executive Director in 1991; he was promoted to Associate
8Executive Director in 1999 and Executive Director in 2001; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Dr. Hickman's tenure as Executive Director has
10included unprecedented growth in participation opportunities
11for students; the IHSA added State series tournaments in
12several sports and activities, including boys bowling,
13competitive cheerleading, competitive dance, journalism, and
14boys and girls water polo; in addition, the IHSA became the
15first State association in the country to offer bass fishing in
162011; it also added programs for athletes with disabilities in
17several sports in 2012; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Dr. Hickman deserves credit for maintaining and
19advancing the standing of the IHSA as one of the top state high
20school associations in the country; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Dr. Hickman was born in Colorado; he was raised in

 

 

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1New Berlin and attended Eastern Illinois University after
2graduating from New Berlin High School; he began his career in
3education as a teacher and coach at Girard High School; he
4later served as the principal of Bluffs Jr.-Sr. High School,
5Westmer Secondary School, and Monmouth High School where he
6remained until joining the IHSA staff; he also went on to earn
7a master's degree from the University of Illinois at
8Springfield and his doctorate in education from the University
9of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dr. Hickman's retirement will be official on
11January 15, 2016; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14congratulate Dr. Martin "Marty" Hickman on his retirement as
15Executive Director of the Illinois High School Association; and
16be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to Dr. Hickman as an expression of our esteem and
19respect.