HR0592 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois recognize Narendra Jaggi, professor of physics at Illinois Wesleyan University, on being named the 2003 Illinois Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE); and

WHEREAS, Professor Jaggi, a member of the Illinois Wesleyan faculty since 1991, is among winners in 43 states; CASE assembled two preliminary panels of judges to select finalists, and the Carnegie Foundation then convened the third and final panel, which selected four national winners and the state winners; and

WHEREAS, Professor Jaggi was educated in his native India, receiving degrees in physics from Ranchi University and from the University of Bombay where he earned a Ph.D.; after working in the Department of Atomic Energy in Bombay, he pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University, then joined the physics department at Northeastern University in Boston before going to Illinois Wesleyan; and

WHEREAS, In addition to his teaching and research, Professor Jaggi is co-founder of the Sports and Scholars Program, a summer academic enrichment experience that has been recognized as a model for exemplifying "university-industry-community" cooperation; his engaging classroom style and his involvement in numerous campus activities led to his selection by Illinois Wesleyan's Student Senate as the University's Professor of the Year for 2002-2003; and

WHEREAS, The Professor of the Year panel made its decision based on five criteria: extraordinary dedication to undergraduate teaching; impact on and involvement with undergraduate students; scholarly approach to teaching and learning; contribution to undergraduate education in the institution, community, and profession; and support from colleagues and current and former students; and

WHEREAS, The announcement of the award was made on November 13, 2003 in Washington, D.C., at a ceremony at the National Press Club; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Professor Narendra Jaggi on being named the 2003 Illinois Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and commend him for his dedication to his profession; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Professor Narendra Jaggi as an expression of our respect and esteem.